It's almost midnight in Atlanta, and the summer night air is a balmy 75*. I was visiting a friend in Marietta tonight, and as I was leaving - I kept seeing flashes in the sky. Over and over and over. It seemed to have a consistent beat to it, so I assumed it was simply a beacon. Then I saw it from the opposite direction.... and she saw it too! Turns out - it's a summer-night lightning storm!
The show has been spectacular - I could see the flashes of light from behind the clouds on my way back to the hotel. Occasionally a bolt of lightening will pop through the clouds as it splits the sky! And not a drop of rain the entire way back to the hotel - which is a new phenomenon for me!
Now I am sitting at the window wall in our room on the 30th floor, thoroughly enjoying the evening light show! Most of the drama is behind the SunTrust Plaza building - which is another 30 or so stories higher than I am, so I can only see the sky light up around it. Every once in a while I get a bonus of seeing the bolt off in the distance hitting some rod somewhere. The last one I saw was red even! Don't think I've ever seen red lightning!
I am holding out hope that the Bank of America building - just a short mile almost directly in front of my window wall - will get hit on it's spire! Which I believe is what it is created for! That would be incredible! More flashes - still behind the SunTrust Plaza. I'll keep watching and trying to be patient. Lightning is one of the those fabulously unpredictable forces that hold me in reverent awe. Fire and ocean waves do as well. I can just imagine God creating art - setting into motion a fireworks display to rival any that man tries to create. Our God is so good - sharing with us His awesome creativity and beauty. How great Thou art!
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