Chapter 11
“The Colour and Sound of Praise and Worship”
The Colour of Praise and Worship
Maybe you have never thought of this concept before, but when we are praising and worshipping God we are giving homage to a God who loves colour.
Firstly, it is important to say that there are laws governing the world of colour. Colour plays a huge part in our everyday life. If you stop reading right now and just look around, you will see that there is colour everywhere! Is this something that you have taken for granted?
Did you know that colour is primarily activated by light? A white light is composed of various colours, which is also called the spectrum. I would not profess to be a scientist but from research it is said that light travels at the same speed but each colour has a different wavelength and frequency. Before I go on to …show more content…
When light hits an object that we look at, let’s say, a banana, the object absorbs some of the light and reflects the rest of it. The wavelengths that are absorbed or reflected depend on the properties of the object. For example, a ripe banana reflects wavelengths of approximately 570-580nm. The brain recognises these as the wavelengths in the range of yellow light, and subsequently we see it as a ripe yellow banana.
To explain a little further, amazingly the human eye has approximately 6 to 7 million cones. However, not all of these cones are alike. About 64% of them respond most strongly to red light, while 32% are responsive by green light. Another 2% respond strongest to blue light. When light from the banana hits the cones, it stimulates them to varying degrees. The resulting signal is transmitted along the optic nerve to the visual cortex of the brain, which processes the information and returns with a colour: yellow. The whole process takes a fraction of a second. Wow! We are truly wonderfully made (Psa
“The Colour and Sound of Praise and Worship”
The Colour of Praise and Worship
Maybe you have never thought of this concept before, but when we are praising and worshipping God we are giving homage to a God who loves colour.
Firstly, it is important to say that there are laws governing the world of colour. Colour plays a huge part in our everyday life. If you stop reading right now and just look around, you will see that there is colour everywhere! Is this something that you have taken for granted?
Did you know that colour is primarily activated by light? A white light is composed of various colours, which is also called the spectrum. I would not profess to be a scientist but from research it is said that light travels at the same speed but each colour has a different wavelength and frequency. Before I go on to …show more content…
When light hits an object that we look at, let’s say, a banana, the object absorbs some of the light and reflects the rest of it. The wavelengths that are absorbed or reflected depend on the properties of the object. For example, a ripe banana reflects wavelengths of approximately 570-580nm. The brain recognises these as the wavelengths in the range of yellow light, and subsequently we see it as a ripe yellow banana.
To explain a little further, amazingly the human eye has approximately 6 to 7 million cones. However, not all of these cones are alike. About 64% of them respond most strongly to red light, while 32% are responsive by green light. Another 2% respond strongest to blue light. When light from the banana hits the cones, it stimulates them to varying degrees. The resulting signal is transmitted along the optic nerve to the visual cortex of the brain, which processes the information and returns with a colour: yellow. The whole process takes a fraction of a second. Wow! We are truly wonderfully made (Psa