Yesterday was a fun day for me. I admit to being an astro-geek. I pulled out my telescope and took it to work. I set it up in the parking lot and drug everyone over to see the planet Mercury as it made its way across the face of the sun. It was awesome to see and won't be repeated for another ten years.
Most people had trouble identifying what they were seeing. The image looked like a big white ball and nothing else. It took a little work to see the little, tiny black spot that was a planet, a real planet. For many people it was their first time seeing Mercury and they were amazed at how very small it is.
I love this photo, which is approximately the same view that I had in my C-8. The sun looks huge. The planet looks tiny. That's just the way it is. What was even more cool was checking back every 15 or 20 minutes and seeing the planet's position change as it traveled across the sky. After watching it all day, it finally reached the sun's further edge and disappeared in a wink.
I will give science all its due for allowing me to enjoy that experience. If someone had not developed the telescope and understood the motion of planets, I wouldn't have had anything to enjoy in the event. I would never have known.
However, it does make me think of just how big my God is. When I see the size of the sun in relation to an actual planet, and earth doesn't look a whole lot bigger by comparison, I can't quite fathom how big the universe is. I don't understand the distance or size. My mind won't make those adjustments for scope. But God can. So easy for Him.
Not only does God deal easily with the life of the universe, He can take care of all of my little problems. So easy for Him. I saw an answer to prayer yesterday. It made me weep for joy, in my office, very embarrassing. I was just so happy. God is not too big. In fact, He's just big enough to do what needs to be done. And He's very good at it. He makes me so happy.
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