Scripture: Job 38:31
Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades?
Can you loosen Orion’s belt?

Thought for the Day: It’s so easy to get sidetracked by the minutiae of life. Humans are creatures of habit, diagnosis and we get into routines—grab a coffee, go to the office, start putting fires out, work all day and come home to work some more. We all know the old adage “take some time to stop and smell the roses,” but when you’re not even noticing the roses blooming, stopping to smell them is impossible.

God’s magnificent universe is full of beauty that can reignite our souls, fire our imaginations, and free us from the minutiae (if even for a few sublime moments), but we do have to make a conscious decision to take note of the beauty around us. For me, looking at a late evening sky reminds me that I am just a tiny part of a galaxy that is more enormous than I can imagine. Then, I remember that our galaxy is just a tiny part of a larger universe, which is itself just one of trillions and trillions of universes. I find awe of God in nature, from a rose bush to the Milky Way, and it reminds me that life is a fabulous expression of beauty. But like the roses, we need to stop and appreciate life every now and then too, rather than simply going through the motions.

Need some inspiration? Check out some of these Hubble Space Telescope photos.

Prayer: With you by my side, Holy Lover, I truly see the wonder of life, the beauty of the universe, and your awesome presence in all of nature. Amen.