Friday, March 7

I’ve always been a bit of a stargazer, looking for familiar constellations and planets or waking in the wee hours of the morning to catch a meteor shower. I’ve spent much of my life in big cities with so much light pollution, I really had no idea just how much more you can see when you find an area with little to no manmade light. Last year on a trip to Australia, my friend and I sought out a low light area, and, for the first time in my life, I could see the Milky Way spread across the sky above me; more stars and planets than I could hope to count.

Like the Psalmist, I marveled at the vastness of the universe and my tiny role within it. Beneath the grandeur of God’s creation, I pondered the significance of humanity and was truly humbled realizing that the Creator of such magnificence is also deeply mindful of we mere
mortals below.

In our daily lives, it can be easy to feel small and insignificant, especially amidst the busyness and challenges we face. Yet, this psalm reassures us that God’s care for us is intentional and intimate. Despite the immensity of the cosmos, God’s love and attention are directed towards each of us and God is actively working in our lives, guiding us and sustaining us, much like God sustains the stars and the moon.