Wednesday's thoughts

"It's Time to Gander at the Grandeur"

There is a substantial amount of biblical direction given to us that encourages us to look up to see the grandeur of God in the cosmos. Robert Keck was one of those theologians who believed we can see some things from a higher vantage point than we can ever be able to notice close up.

In his book The Sacred Quest he quotes Edgar Mitchell who said, "We went to the moon as technicians; we returned as humanitarians...My view of our planet was a glimpse of divinity."

Mitchell was so moved by the astronomical point of view that he returned to earth and founded an institute that was devoted to the exploration of consciousness in a completely holistic universe.

What happens when we look and are able to see the immensity of the world? What happens to us when we acquire the sense of wonder and awe.

The Hebrew Scripture calls this "fear of the lord" but the last thing it creates is a sense of terror. It creates a sense of amazement and appreciation. I reminds us how we are part of something large and grand, and it puts us into a perspective that allows us to see that we are small in comparison to it.

Sunday we will glimpse at the grandeur to see what we can see. Where do we take this glimpse? Toward what do we look?

For me it's the night sky when there is not a cloud to be seen and the night is dark and the star shine brightly. It is standing against the night sky and watching a meteor flash before us and it seems so close we feel the need to duck.

Where do you glimpse the grandeur? Where is the wonder of creation most seen for you?

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Charles Schuster