Friday, December 14, 2012

Friday’s Devotion: Seeing Stars

Psalm 30:5b Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Various friends have been commenting on Facebook about being able to view the Geminid meteor shower last night.  I too put on a jacket and went outside late last night to gaze upward at the skies in hopes of finding a shooting star to wish upon.  However where we live there is too much light pollution to see stars.  Only the very brightest are visible in a small patch of the overhead sky.  I thought of the saying, “When it’s dark enough, you can see the stars.”  People use it to say that often in our darkest times, the presence of God is more evident. I was disappointed that I couldn’t see the meteors last night but I do know that even when I can’t see the stars they are there in the same way that our Creator’s enduring presence is there even when we can’t see it.

Holy God, we often have tough challenges and sadness in our lives.  Thank you for always being there to lift us up and restore our joy.  Thank you for the beauty of nature especially the sun, moon and stars that bring light into the darkness just as your Son did.  In his name we pray. Amen.
Blessings,
Paige

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