A song of praise to the 'Maker of Heaven and earth and the entire cosmos'
LITTLE CANTICLE 22
In the deep and
dark recesses of space, God moves.
In the whirling
orderliness of galaxies, God moves.
In the precise and sensitive
balances which hold planetary and galactic systems together, God moves.
In the continuously gigantic forces
which fashion and refashion stars, God moves.
In conditions of turmoil in the
firmament which confound our understanding, God moves.
In the preservation
of the cosmic vastness, God moves.
In the gift of
light across the universe and to a darkened world, God moves.
Yet amidst these cosmic
realities he is mindful of humanity: he gave his Son to suffer our woes and his
Spirit to comfort us.
How can we comprehend the
substance of one so great? Who could destroy the universe with a word?
Whose great love has not only given
all that we can see and hear on earth and in the depths of space, but far, far
more.
Is it little wonder angels
worship him? Or that saints give everlasting praise?
Yet this is a God
who hears us if we call upon him: He will bid us, "Come".
Not into the great turmoil of
incomprehension; but into the tiny stillness of expectant silence.
Open our hearts and our minds,
O God; to see your hand in the universe and hear your voice in the quietness of
contemplation.
Another meditation on the greatness of God at work in the Universe can be found at Galaxies Tell of Your Might
Other poems, meditations and songs with a SCIENCE & FAITH theme can be accessed HERE
Another meditation on the greatness of God at work in the Universe can be found at Galaxies Tell of Your Might
Other poems, meditations and songs with a SCIENCE & FAITH theme can be accessed HERE