Who laid [the earth’s] cornerstone- while the morning stars sang together?
Have you ever stared out into the night and thought that every house and car that you can see contains people, thinking human beings like you, and that there is a while city full of them, a country, the whole world? And that the world is one of many planets in a solar system, galaxy, universe? And beyond that is God. I like the sudden feeling of nothingness. Not depressing nothingness, the thought that I don’t matter to anybody, or am worthless, or anything like that, but a kind of absolute perspective. I am so tiny in comparison, my problems miniscule, my obsessions fleeting. And I know that I am next-to-nothing in the face of this vastness, that I scarcely matter. And yet God loves me.
This semester I have been studying ‘Scientific Analysis of Materials’ for Archaeology, and as we stared at images from SEM microscopes of grains of pollen constructed something like Doric temples I was struck by the wonder of God even in the small things, that He is there in the pollen grains, the atoms, the electrons that make up our world, that He made our world out of.
And today my church had its annual ‘Celebration and Vision’ service, and we read Psalm 136 and repeating “his steadfast love endures forever”, which struck me somewhat. I was filled with awe, and joy, praise and thanksgiving for the everlasting, infinite, unchanging God, and his everlasting, infinite and unchanging love, which fills the universe from the atoms to the galaxies and even beyond. I sang hymns until I had no breath left.
These are not exactly new or original thoughts I know, but I was just so struck by it (truly a demonstration of the sublime, if any of you do ENGL 3920/have heard me ranting about it) that I thought I would share my thoughts on this with you all. I can see you now thinking “umm… thanks…”, but I find it always amazing and joyful, God is so grand and yet so personal. Will continue to sing ‘And Can it be’, and will write a more flippant blog post probably sooner than I should. :)
Title quote from Job 38: 6-7
This semester I have been studying ‘Scientific Analysis of Materials’ for Archaeology, and as we stared at images from SEM microscopes of grains of pollen constructed something like Doric temples I was struck by the wonder of God even in the small things, that He is there in the pollen grains, the atoms, the electrons that make up our world, that He made our world out of.
And today my church had its annual ‘Celebration and Vision’ service, and we read Psalm 136 and repeating “his steadfast love endures forever”, which struck me somewhat. I was filled with awe, and joy, praise and thanksgiving for the everlasting, infinite, unchanging God, and his everlasting, infinite and unchanging love, which fills the universe from the atoms to the galaxies and even beyond. I sang hymns until I had no breath left.
These are not exactly new or original thoughts I know, but I was just so struck by it (truly a demonstration of the sublime, if any of you do ENGL 3920/have heard me ranting about it) that I thought I would share my thoughts on this with you all. I can see you now thinking “umm… thanks…”, but I find it always amazing and joyful, God is so grand and yet so personal. Will continue to sing ‘And Can it be’, and will write a more flippant blog post probably sooner than I should. :)
Title quote from Job 38: 6-7
posted by Catie at 6:40 pm
4 Comments:
nicely written =)
Yes, yes I have. ;)
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases / His mercies never come to an end / They are new every morning / New every morning / Great is Thy faithfulness O Lord, / Great is THy faithfulness"
thankee muchly for niceness of comments :)
see, i'm more flippant already (should that be :) or :(?)
Yes, this post was appreciated Cat!
Prayer points please:
(from now on PPP)
Praise:
1. I got a scholarship to go, so that's an extra few thou. :D
2. Early approval from Edinburgh (a week or so now)
Request:
1. VISA troubles - that they would reply and I would find out if I need one/get it approved quickly.
2. Jazz - American visa approval.
3. Accomodation for my stay. I've applied to the uni, so hopefully it'll go through.
4. Finding a faithful church.
5. Time and focus on my studies - i've done barely anything!
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