A beautiful Thursday sunrise

Before I found God at an Apostolic church, I would look at nature and know that there was a supreme being out there that had to have created the beautiful and intricate things in nature.  Those discoveries were made as a child growing up in Baltimore, in a home situated in a city park.  When I started delving into photography, it intensified my awareness of the beauty of nature.  I don't normally get up early, but had to photograph this beautiful sunrise that God provided for humanity for us to enjoy.  Here are four stages of the sunrise from this morning for your viewing pleasure.