First posted August of 2014 I thought it was time to repost.
I'm certain it will be new to most of you. If any of you remember,
I'm impressed.
I'm certain it will be new to most of you. If any of you remember,
I'm impressed.
Faith requires no explanation.
When I got home from work there was a question posted to my timeline. What do you think of the stars in the sky ? There were a few responses some funny, some not. My immediate response was, " just fragments of the whole,and if I can be so awed by a fragment how much more so by the whole." That answer came without thought. Or I should say it came to me as a completed thought. That happens occasionally. It has caused me to think, after the fact. Most of the time that is not a good thing. Acting or speaking without forethought is a slippery slope. It is something I have tried to curb as the years pass. Some would say it is maturity, others wisdom. Whatever it is, I know it has taken some time for me to realize the value of that lesson.
In thinking about what I responded it occurred to me that I might expatiate upon that topic. The stars are merely fragments of the whole. Secular science teaches that the universe was formed by a big bang. The moment of singularity,that instant before expansion, is the whole. The stars, and indeed everything else in the universe are just fragments of that whole. It is defining that whole that is at the core of man's curiosity. No matter what answer man searches for the explanation would have to begin there. Fragments of the whole are still a part of the whole. Time and distance separates them. Isn't that what Einstein, Hawking and Sagan all explored. It is that relationship that will provide the solution.
In the spiritual world man attempts to explain the whole. Most religions accomplish this in terms a man can understand. A creator fashioned the universe. The creator is the singularity. That is the key to religion, to faith. Secular science claims to explain the formation of the universe but does not attempt to explain the singular. Fragments are easily identified as pieces of the whole. It is the whole that must be defined. Scientists have studied the stars for centuries. We marvel at there very existence. The stars appear to us to be fixed points in the sky but they are not. The stars rotate around the center of the galaxy. The stars rotate around that moment of singularity, around I say, the creator.
Amos 5:8 - [Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:
This is, of course, from the Bible. The advice ? Seek that moment of singularity. Is that not what it says ? Seems clear enough to me. Scientists and astronomers are attempting to do just that. Even those that profess to be atheists, anti theists or agnostics are searching for that entity. They may deny that in their secular scientific methods but there is no escaping the truth. Can man understand creation ? No more than than man can understand the stars. Man has subconsciously always sought to be one with the universe. Over the centuries and throughout every culture that theme can be found. Mother earth, the druids and others all felt the kinship to the universe. We are all fragments of that creation. We are all fragments of the creator.
And so with that statement, " just fragments of the whole,and if I can be so awed by a fragment how much more so by the whole " I acknowledged the creator. Awe indeed.
Hebrews 11:6 - But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
There it is, written in scripture for anyone to read. Faith is the key. And faith requires no explanation. The very existence of a star reaffirms my faith. For as long as a single fragment exists, all is possible. I see the stars in the sky as possibilities. Awe Inspiring Indeed !
In thinking about what I responded it occurred to me that I might expatiate upon that topic. The stars are merely fragments of the whole. Secular science teaches that the universe was formed by a big bang. The moment of singularity,that instant before expansion, is the whole. The stars, and indeed everything else in the universe are just fragments of that whole. It is defining that whole that is at the core of man's curiosity. No matter what answer man searches for the explanation would have to begin there. Fragments of the whole are still a part of the whole. Time and distance separates them. Isn't that what Einstein, Hawking and Sagan all explored. It is that relationship that will provide the solution.
In the spiritual world man attempts to explain the whole. Most religions accomplish this in terms a man can understand. A creator fashioned the universe. The creator is the singularity. That is the key to religion, to faith. Secular science claims to explain the formation of the universe but does not attempt to explain the singular. Fragments are easily identified as pieces of the whole. It is the whole that must be defined. Scientists have studied the stars for centuries. We marvel at there very existence. The stars appear to us to be fixed points in the sky but they are not. The stars rotate around the center of the galaxy. The stars rotate around that moment of singularity, around I say, the creator.
Amos 5:8 - [Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:
This is, of course, from the Bible. The advice ? Seek that moment of singularity. Is that not what it says ? Seems clear enough to me. Scientists and astronomers are attempting to do just that. Even those that profess to be atheists, anti theists or agnostics are searching for that entity. They may deny that in their secular scientific methods but there is no escaping the truth. Can man understand creation ? No more than than man can understand the stars. Man has subconsciously always sought to be one with the universe. Over the centuries and throughout every culture that theme can be found. Mother earth, the druids and others all felt the kinship to the universe. We are all fragments of that creation. We are all fragments of the creator.
And so with that statement, " just fragments of the whole,and if I can be so awed by a fragment how much more so by the whole " I acknowledged the creator. Awe indeed.
Hebrews 11:6 - But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
There it is, written in scripture for anyone to read. Faith is the key. And faith requires no explanation. The very existence of a star reaffirms my faith. For as long as a single fragment exists, all is possible. I see the stars in the sky as possibilities. Awe Inspiring Indeed !
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