Quick hit for Sunday night, because I have to get up for work tomorrow, and because there's a good book waiting on the table next to me as I type this.
Just a thought I had this evening as I was outside, enjoying a few minutes in the early evening darkness, looking at the stars.
In the day to day, I work largely in the world of small things - things the naked eye can't see, that require all manner of optics and microscopes to be revealed. And I admit, I don't often consider the hand of God as it presents itself in these things - I wonder, perhaps I would be more inclined to if I were a microbiologist? But I'm a materials scientist - and the things under my microscope don't generally move of their own accord - and if they did, I'd be worried!
But when I look up at the glittering stars in all their glory, it's hard to miss the hand of God. I suppose that's due in part to the fact that the stars are so much larger than us, and so far away - it's easier to perceive the role of the supernatural in things that are so far beyond us.
It's a remarkable analogy for the spiritual life, isn't it?
How easily I see the hand of God in the big things in life - and yet how easily I forget His influence in the small things - something I should be more mindful of.
+peace, and all good!
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