Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars! (Job 22:12 NIV)
Another stressful, exhausting day was finally over. Frustration and fatigue hung heavily over me, a combination of hassles with my cranky computer, a gloomy sky with drizzles and chilling winds. My mom often says that “nature can soothe ruffled nerves like nothing else can,”
Perhaps it was a subconscious determination to find “nature’s magic”, I paused and looked up at the pitch-black sky. It was such a cloudy evening that I didn’t expect to see any stars, but to my surprise, there was a little white star twinkling at me, and it shone so brightly, as if rejoicing that I had finally noticed it.
As I admired the little white star, I was reminded of the opening lines of Psalm 19: “The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known.” Perhaps, in their own way, the heavens are narrating the love story of our God who “richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment,”
There it shone, a sole light in the drab darkness, and so it is with God’s love, I mused. It is constant and vibrant, even when struggles and doubts seem to shroud it. Nothing can snuff it out; it is always here, waiting to pierce the fog and shine into our lives. Now I know why nature soothes ruffled nerves: through its wonders, it whispers to us of our truest Lover and His eternal love. [1]
You are closer to us than our innermost self, and higher than our highest peaks. - Saint Augustine
[1] Activated Little White Star
