In this journal it asks, “When you look up at the stars, what do you think about?”


Well?

The answer to this question is suppose to be inspiring and hopeful right? That’s the point of these questions afterall, to inspire and encourage. 

It goes on to quote, Isaiah 40.26 

“Look up into the heavens. Who created the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name.”

The stars in the night sky have always made God feel real to me even when everything else dwindles into confusing thoughts and theology rolling around in my brain. Sitting outside at night, by the beach especially, looking at the sea and the sky and the vastness of it all, has always convinced me that there is a creator. That there’s someone who made it all, made us all, and who’s keeping it together. 




But, if I’m honest, this question can spark another response as well. Less expected, less happy, less inspiring perhaps.

Truthfully, sometimes I feel lost in the muchness. 

There are millions of billions of stars in the universe and, apparently, hundreds of millions of them die every day. Not one is missed, if even noticed. 

There are are also billions of people in the world and sometimes, I feel like one of many; insignificant in the grand scheme. 



When you look up at the stars, what do you think about? they ask me….. 




In all the muchness however, there is this one star that is very very noticed. Without it life as we know it stops, there’s only darkness and cold. It’s the source of almost all our energy, our light, our centre. Life literally revolves around the sun. Our sun is ‘just’ a star, like all the rest, all the billions of others, yet it is so very very important and valuable. 

Similarly, we are more than just one of many. We are each more than ‘just stars’. It may sound vain, but maybe in our realm, our sphere, (our pod?) we are suns. 

We can be suns in each other’s lives, being a source of energy for others, vibrant and giving. 

Bringing life & light into our worlds.