Color my world

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When Ben was little, he COULD NOT learn his colors. No matter what. He understood blue, as in the color of denim. But he didn't think our navy blue couch was blue. He'd argue the point until he cried.

That. Is. Not. Blue.

The same held true for green, red, yellow. You name it. He couldn't do it.

He is not color-blind. If anything, he's the opposite of color-blind. Ben sees colors brilliantly. Each subtle hue stands out in a way I can't even begin to imagine.

Driving home today, we crested a hill. Before us, autumn glimmered. Off to the right, a hill of trees, dressed in red, green, orange, brown and yellow stood proud and glorious. Ben noticed, "Oh my gosh. Look at that." He babbled on, confidently exclaiming that the hill of trees was definitely the best view in the whole state of North Carolina. He declared, "Just think if you built a house right in the middle of that field. Every day, you could wake up to that view. That would be awesome!"

I was driving, paying attention to the twisty-turny back roads of Johnston County, NC. Maybe that's why I didn't see what he did. Sure the hill was pretty. But, it looked like fall trees to me. Some red. Some green. A little yellow, brown and orange. Not the glorious display he saw.

He's like that, though.

Yesterday, he asked the eye doctor why one of his glasses lenses is green and the other is red. When she shared that after his exam, I wasn't surprised. I'm getting used to Ben's vision, but I had no idea that the lenses were anything but clear! The eye doctor WAS surprised! She stated that he is correct and the different lens color is simply the scratch resistant coating done by two different companies. Wow! He can see it. She said she has never had a patient notice that before.

To Ben, the colors of this world are vibrant and rich. I wish I could see it the way he does, even for a day. He sees something I'll never experience "this side of heaven." Really, can you imagine how glorious heaven must be?

Just read this, from Revelation 21:15-21.
The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in length, and as wide and high as it is long. The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits thick. The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.

Simply glorious!