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Thursday, February
2, 2012 Creator God, the heavens declare
your glory. Sitting in a sunny window while it freezes outside I wonder again
about the contrasts of our world – the times when we think we know what’s
going on and how it happens; the times when something unexpected changes us
yet again for your glory. In the huge diversity of life and
environment; the way humanity acts together yet pulls apart, I try to puzzle
out where your hand is. I know it is there. I see it in the timing of the
events which affect me; the astonishing ways world events come together. I ponder before you the contrasts
of: ·
The rescuers from Australia plucking unknown survivors from the sea following a
ferry sinking off Papua New Guinea
while a young Afghan mother is strangled by her husband and mother-in-law for
giving birth to a daughter. ·
From the freezing weather across Europe and the theft of ice from the
Jorge Montt Glacier in Chile to
the unseasonable weather and storms in the U.S. ·
Those who volunteer to work with young female
guides while others are trafficked into slavery even between First World
countries such as Britain and Sweden. ·
The death toll in appalling road crash in Florida
(U.S.) and the rescue of rowers in the Atlantic. ·
The debate about on-going Facebook and Twitter
accounts after the death of a person and the news that scientists are
beginning to decode words in the brainwaves of those unable to speak. ·
The overt deaths in the football violence in Egypt and the silent deaths from
drinking dirty water across much of central Africa. ·
The excitement in the art world over the “new
Mona Lisa” and the less than dramatic announcement of undreamt deep ocean
life near New Zealand. ·
The military presence in Afghanistan and the talking in the UN security council over Syria. Lord, all these contrasts give us
pause for reflection. Where is your hand? Where are our priorities, are they
yours? The heavens declare your glory. Give
us the depth of perception to appreciate the wider picture; to place a
concern for your Word in your World at the forefront of our being and our
thinking so your glory may be declared throughout the world. Amen. |
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