Reflection:
This Sunday, you are going to hear one consistent theme through the Sunday service:
GOD IS BIGGER THAN ANY HUMAN IDEA OR THEORY
The picture you see above, at first glance, looks like a starry sky. Try to count the stars. You won’t be able to.
Upon closer inspection, however, you’ll find they aren’t stars you are seeing. Look closely. Some of them have odd shapes. (You can click on the picture to blow it up larger - then look close!)
The picture above is nothing short of stunning. It is called the “Hubble Ultra Deep Field” picture, and was a time exposure picture taken by the Hubble telescope – when they left it pointed at a dark part of the universe and left the aperture open to catch any far-off light.
What emerged was a picture of the vastness of God’s creation. The specks you see are not stars, but galaxies, like our own Milky Way. Each one contains a billion stars or more. Ponder than for a moment. It is stunning.
Some say science and religion don’t mix – but I don’t know about you, when I read the above passage, as God promises Abram descendents as numerous as the stars, I see the Deep Field picture as a glimpse of just how big our God’s promises can be.
Happy star-gazing! We’ll talk more about science and religion on Sunday…
Prayer: God of vast creation and vast love, help us to trust that beyond all our confusion, you are the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the End. Amen.
Pr. Matthew Short
St. Luke Lutheran Church
4860 Arthur Road, Slinger WI 53086
262-644-6003
www.stluke-slinger.org
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