So, did you watch the Perseids meteor shower Saturday night? It comes around about this time every year. I sat out until I had counted 50 "shooting stars!" That took until about 2:00 a.m. and I'm sure I didn't see all of them that were out there during that 1.5 hour time frame. I think it's supposed to continue for a few days yet.
Those shooting stars were so pretty! Some of them were so quick and light that I had to think about whether I was really seeing anything or not. Others were so vibrant that I felt stirred to my core. One in particular was a bright orange. It was thick and long and came straight down toward the earth, leaving a glowing tail for a couple of seconds. There were several others that glowed bright white and I even saw a green tinted one and a blue one.
I remember one August night in 1973. We had taken the kids to the drive-in movie just south of Greenville. We had a pickup truck then, so the kids were all piled in the back. Well, they caught sight of a shooting star, and then another and then another! That's all it took. None of us watched the movie, but spent the rest of that time watching skies. How delightful!
Now, let me tell you, many folks believe in the Big Bang theory. Well, it's much harder to believe in that than to believe that God created all of this beauty, majesty and wonder Himself! After all, if you do believe in the Big Bang, who created the building blocks? Who created the atoms and ions, the protons, neutrons and electrons? God did! And I totally believe that He formed those atoms and ions into planets and stars and placed them in certain positions in the universe!
In any case, I am so thankful that God placed Earth right here and placed me on it. And I know that some day He will return to set foot on this earth. After His rule of 1000 years, He will destroy what we know of it and will recreate it into a new earth, one with perfectness and no sin, one where the lion will lay down with the lamb. I can hardly wait!
