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“Amaranthine” is one of my most favorite words. It is an adjective derived from an ancient word that means “Eternal,” “Everlasting,” or “Undying.” It is also associated with the amaranth plant and its color, which ranges from a reddish-purple to a vibrant pink. I was first introduced to an almost identical variation of this word by an Enya song called “Amarantine,” which resonated with me like a worship song. That may not have been her musical intent at all, but I have always associated amaranthine as a name of God. The Amaranthine God. The eternal God. The God of everlasting love.

The word “Amaranthine” resonated with me as a description of color as well. I never associated myself as being a very visually artistic person or being color-oriented, but God has in the past spoken to me through color, through His vibrancy in the world. It’s like being able to see His fingerprints in a finger-painting. And the idea of God being a vibrant, colorful, yet deeply symbolic and meaningful God also deeply resonates with me.

Thirdly, the connection with the amaranth plant speaks to me of the God of His creation. The creator of the earth and everything in it. Even this plant, and everything that it is, and everything that it does, and everything that it expresses of God for having been made by Him.

So, a name of God for me is the Amaranthine God.

I am also drawn to contradictions or juxtapositions. The idea of constant flux seems to me a contradiction. “Constant,” on the one hand, communicates something unchanging, or unending. Yet “flux,” on the other hand, is dynamic and ever-changing. I love that. Even moreso, the idea of Amaranthine Flux, which to me is a picture of the God of eternal, everlasting love, yet also a God who is spontaneous and creative and improvisatory.