I have always loved the colour green in all its many guises,
from the rich and vibrant hues of spring to the deep blue-green of the ocean on
a sunny day. It speaks to me of life and
never fails to touch my spirit with hope. Who would dream that a colour could
do that?
I
recently bought myself an artist quality set of pencil crayons thinking that I
would like to reproduce some of the colours that I see in the world around me.
I was surprised to discover that I couldn’t find a crayon to match the
particular shade of green that I was looking for. I learned that the green I
wanted would require a layering and blending of several different colours.
After a good deal of experimentation I discovered that in order to achieve the
best results, I had to start with grey. That surprised me.
Grey is most definitely not my favourite colour. I probably
wouldn’t have bothered to include it in the box had I been in charge of
packaging the crayons. In my mind if green is the colour of hope, then grey
would be the colour of sadness. I’m glad I wasn’t in charge after all. The
shades of grey in my box of colours are more important than I knew.
There are grey times in my life, times when sadness is my
portion. I might have wished that the One in charge hadn’t included that
particular colour in the tools He uses to paint the portrait of the woman I am
becoming, but now I see that the grey is only a small part of something much
richer. It is a necessary step in achieving the final result. I just need to
trust the Artist.
I may be in the grey right now but it is only the grey
before the green.
