A Gassy Night

As a southern gal who grew up in the flat lands of Texas, the mountains are most definately a hazardous distraction when driving. I absolutely LOVE nature and its beauty. While living in Puerto Rico, I spent most of my time in the la la land as we drove through the mountains with my Jesus music blasting. Tonight I found a new natural beauty that so many people are deprived of seeing. After volleyball, and a stop at the grocery store, lights broke through the pitch black sky. 

Now, lets have a science lesson. Well, as we know, there are all kinds of different gasses in our atmosphere and they float on up into Neverland. The same with the Sun, it's gasses float on over to us. When this happens, the particles collide and we get the most beautiful dances of lights in the sky. The beautiful Northern Lights. I remember Science books having these pictures of pink and purple streaked skies and I just knew I had to see them for myself. It seemed fake. 

So, back to tonight. I have seen the lights a couple of times being here, but tonight was a different story. They were rediculously bright and "dancing" all over. This means they would move around fast. I wish I could capture it on camera but all my camera could handle was the darkness. I found some pictures of Northern Lights that looked alot like the ones that were out tonight.

They weren't as green as the first picture but they were as big as the second. Right above our house and they swirled around and glistened they're way off. There are many colors that they show up as. They all depend on which of our gasses are colliding with the Sun's.The most common are the green-yellow which are caused by a collision with oxygen in a lower altitude. Reds are caused by high altitude oxygen and Blues and purples are due to Nitrogen. I cannot wait until the winter comes because that's when they are they're brightest.

 As much as I love the science behind the "Aurora Borealis", I LOVE the spiritual connections that natives always make with nature. Of course I don't believe what they do, but I love their connection to nature. Natives from different tribes have different beliefs. Some see the lights as a connection to ancestor spirits or spirits of animals. Others believe they are a sign that there will be lots to hunt the next day. Others still to this day do not dare whistle or sing into the light-filled nights for fear of being taken by them.

In the end, it should bring a spiritual connection to us. The beauty that our Creator puts into these colors as they light the sky, the way he swirls them around and calls them to dance for us. He does this all for us to admire and enjoy. Why? Because we are His prized creation. He would hold back the Sun, catch falling stars, split the ocean, just to have us love Him the way He loves us. Have you told Him how much you love Him? He tells you everyday. Let's return the favor.

...The Best Is Yet To Come