Last night I went out to Bible study at MABC. When I pulled in the driveway afterward and got out of the car, my breath was nearly taken away. The sky was brimming with stars! I almost always see Orion, but last night there were so many! It must have been a new moon. The sky was black and there was no moonlight to hide the stars. We live in a rural area, but not that far from town, so those lights mess with it too.
Last night though, it was like looking at a bowl full of sequins. So many of them sparkling and shining. Orion, the Big and Little Dippers, Pleiades. I saw so many of the constellations I had learned growing up (my elementary school had a planetarium). It just made me smile to see God's creation on such glorious display. I kept saying "Wow! Thank you God," over and over again. I could have stayed out there a long time, if I hadn't been a wimp about the cold. It made me think of this David Crowder song.
You should see the stars tonight
How they shimmer, shine so bright
Against the black they look so white
Comin' down from such a height
To reach me now, reach me now
You should see the moon in the flight
Cuttin' across the misty night
Softly dancin' in sunshine
Reflections of this light
Reach me now, you reach me now
And how could such a thing
Shine its light on me
And make everything beautiful again?
And you should feel the sun in the spring
Comin' out after a rain
Suddenly all is green
Sunshine on everything
I can feel it now, I feel you now
And how could such a thing
Shine its light on me
And make everything beautiful?
And you should hear the angels sing
All gathered round their king
More beautiful than you could dream
I've been quietly listening
Can hear 'em now, can hear 'em now
And how could such a king
Shine his light on me
And make everything beautiful
And I wanna shine, I wanna be light
I wanna tell you it'll be alright
And I wanna shine and I wanna fly
Just to tell you now it'll be alright
It'll be alright, it'll be alright
'Coz I got nothing of my own to give to you
But this light that shines on me shines on you
And makes everything beautiful again
It'll be alright, it'll be alright
I guess it just reminded me of how small I am, but yet how loved I am. Wow, thank you God! Thank you that you make everything beautiful. That you let that light shine on me last night. That the light of your love and grace shines every day on me, when I don't deserve it. Thank you.
Last night though, it was like looking at a bowl full of sequins. So many of them sparkling and shining. Orion, the Big and Little Dippers, Pleiades. I saw so many of the constellations I had learned growing up (my elementary school had a planetarium). It just made me smile to see God's creation on such glorious display. I kept saying "Wow! Thank you God," over and over again. I could have stayed out there a long time, if I hadn't been a wimp about the cold. It made me think of this David Crowder song.
You should see the stars tonight
How they shimmer, shine so bright
Against the black they look so white
Comin' down from such a height
To reach me now, reach me now
You should see the moon in the flight
Cuttin' across the misty night
Softly dancin' in sunshine
Reflections of this light
Reach me now, you reach me now
And how could such a thing
Shine its light on me
And make everything beautiful again?
And you should feel the sun in the spring
Comin' out after a rain
Suddenly all is green
Sunshine on everything
I can feel it now, I feel you now
And how could such a thing
Shine its light on me
And make everything beautiful?
And you should hear the angels sing
All gathered round their king
More beautiful than you could dream
I've been quietly listening
Can hear 'em now, can hear 'em now
And how could such a king
Shine his light on me
And make everything beautiful
And I wanna shine, I wanna be light
I wanna tell you it'll be alright
And I wanna shine and I wanna fly
Just to tell you now it'll be alright
It'll be alright, it'll be alright
'Coz I got nothing of my own to give to you
But this light that shines on me shines on you
And makes everything beautiful again
It'll be alright, it'll be alright
I guess it just reminded me of how small I am, but yet how loved I am. Wow, thank you God! Thank you that you make everything beautiful. That you let that light shine on me last night. That the light of your love and grace shines every day on me, when I don't deserve it. Thank you.
