Sunday, 28 September 2008
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Phases of the Moon
I have always enjoyed looking up at the stars. Perhaps the love comes from dad, who has a powerful telescope and always seems to know when a large satellite will be viewable with the naked eye. Nevertheless, there is something awe-inspiring by laying on the grass, far from the pollution of city lights, and looking up. The vastness that hits the eyes is beautiful. In one way, seeing the dome of stars should make me feel small and insignificant. However, the experience stirs my soul and causes me to rejoice that I am alive at this moment in time. It makes me feel anything but small and insignificant.
For some reason, I have lately been keeping track of the phases of the moon. Not to the point where I know when the next full moon or new moon will be, but that I know what it is right now. Everyone has the ability to do this, they just have to look up. Once I started looking at what phase the moon was in, I could not help but look every evening. How many other things are right in front of me and I do not take the time to notice. As a priest, God willing), I want to be able to open my eyes to the people and situations around me. People want a priest that cares about them and is actually interested in their lives. I am called to be that priest for them. With the help of the Holy Spirit, I want to walk over to the person in despair and give them hope. I want to be able to help them start seeing the stars as a testament of God's love for them, as I do now. As a society, we get so busy with our earthly business that we do not see anything beyond ourselves. We need to stop...and simply look up.
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