Scripture: Psalm 36:5-6
Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike, O Lord.
Thought for the Day: I was fascinated to read that NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope discovered an Earth-sized planet in what is called the habitable zone. It is approximately 500 light-years from Earth, so there won’t be any personal visit in the near future. By describing it as existing in the habitable zone (defined as the approximate distance from a star for liquid water to exist), this does not mean there is life on the planet or that life could exist. There are many other factors involved, but my imagination begins to throw cartwheels of excitement at just the thought. The author of the Psalm suggests that the Lord’s love extends to the heavens, a metaphor that attempts to speak of the boundless nature of love. If love knows no limits, yet love is only known in relationship, then I can only imagine that love both exists and is known in many other places and dimensions. If not, it seems like a lot of wasted love.
Prayer: I stand in awe before the beauty and power of your love, O Lord who is the Source of life and love. Though I cannot fathom the limitless nature of your love, I pray that I will be able to both know and share that love within my own corner of the universe. Amen.
TOMORROW…
