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Tonight I looked up at the starry Alaskan sky to discover a wonderful surprise. The Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights, were casting a glorious display.

They were a dazzling flourescent green, dancing across the big dipper, slithering like a snake and yet falling up and down and up again; like rain forwards and backwards in time. Then, solid light spiking down to create dramatic flair.

Imagining such beauty is impossible. Even we, with our computer animation technology cannot possibly even hope to create such a beauty. For the movements are far to natural and random to animate. Oh, we do try, but the fact is even if we could get the movements to work, it would not have the same affect on the hearts and minds of people.

As I was looking up the cold wind blew at my whole body, but I did not mind because my mind had more important things to do. Focusing on the beautiful designs in the sky was my only interest, the wind hardly existed.

The slithering swirling lights had power. Power to light the imagination on fire. Power to stop the heart in its track. Power to make even the most sorrowful person smile.

The power of God, the sun and the Son; reminding us of his love and creative mind.

A mind more creative than any prominent group of artistic geniouses put together. A mind more willing to love than can be comprehended.

Why should He care that we too experience beauty?

And yet we are His masterpieces, however misshaped and colorless our hearts may seem He loves us even more than the beauty of the Aurora Borealis.

The aurora is something that can't be imagined really. I've only seen it once, from a plane, and it just enthralled me.

it's so beautiful isn't it?! Tonight was amazing (the above actually happened)!!

While I've never seen the aurora borealis with my own eyes, I've seen footage of it, and I can certainly imagine it would be stunning to see in person.

I'm a bit lost where you're getting the connection between it and God's love though? There is a purely scientific explanation for the cause of the aurora borealis and the aurora australis, which can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(astronomy)#Auroral_mechanism.

Natural beauty as an expression of God's power and love is a pretty common theme when people admire something like this, especially if you consider who put the whole thing together and worked all the science out so it would happen. The Aurora is a function of a piece of science that does little on earth but create an amazing natural light show, an aesthetic gesture that's even more incredible when you find the science out behind it. Some people see the variation, beauty and awe inspiring elements of the natural world such as the aurora as evidence of love in that God loves us to the degree where he created a place of natural wonder, where things that spark creativity and awe are a piece of that concept referenced in Psalm 19 -

New International Version (NIV)
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.

Au...Aurora Borealis?

At this time of year, at this time of the day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen?

@ Xeno I know the scientific explanation and exactly what mech said

@ Nate huh? Forgive me if I'm slow this morning

Nate (post: 1592891) wrote:Au...Aurora Borealis?

At this time of year, at this time of the day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen?

I think he's quoting something... *squints*

And Adri, do you see them year round? Because I saw them over Canada/Greenland area in August.

I've never seen one, but I can imagine how beautiful they must be. Of course, that's nothing like seeing in person. Sigh...

Nate (post: 1592891) wrote:Au...Aurora Borealis?

At this time of year, at this time of the day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen?

Yes and erm… no you may not see it.

mechana2015 (post: 1592928) wrote:I think he's quoting something... *squints*

And Adri, do you see them year round? Because I saw them over Canada/Greenland area in August.

No I'm not that north I wish!!

I've never seen the Aurora Borealis, but some people call me Laura Borealis.

Haha why is that, Zelly?

Because my real name's Laura, which I guess kind of rhymes with Aurora...? XD

Dang I've seen them so many times that it's not even funny.

They're nice, but you get used to them.

Obviously you live even closer to the north pole than I do! Do get to see more colors than just green???