I was awake again before my alarm today. In part because of another early morning marathon of thoughts running laps in my head, but also in part because it seems the seasonal allergies have decided to make an early visit.
I got up, and found my usual morning spot on the sofa, looking through the window to my front porch at the dark early morning sky over the eastern portion of our city. I had my usual quiet time, but over the past three or four days I’ve added to my daily routine.
Last weekend on Saturday morning, I noticed a bright light out over the horizon, that I had never seen before. It wasn’t an airplane or a drone, but I could tell that it was slowly ascending into a higher place in the sky. Its brightness actually faded a time or two, which was a bit weird, and caused me to wonder if in fact this might be some sort of UFO – I know. . . but. . . you never know. Every morning since then I’ve seen this same bright light, and had finally deduced that it was some sort of orbital fixture in space – a star, a planet, or something similar.
Then yesterday I downloaded an app called Sky View and planned to see for sure what I was looking at.
The app did not disappoint.
Turns out, I’ve been looking at Venus for the past couple of days. Check out the way Sky View shows Venus hanging out right there in the sky.
The app also provided a little bonus trivia.Did you know that one Venus solar day (sunrise to sunset) is about 117 Earth days?
Now, I’m still trying to wrap my head around that fact, but 117 days for what takes us 24 hours. I suppose that means that Venus either revolves slower than our planet, or maybe it’s just a lot bigger.
As I sat there processing what I was looking at, I closed my eyes and imagined the “big-ness” of God.
God – who made Earth.
God – who made Venus.
God – who made the Sun.
God – who made the whole of outer space.
God – who knows my needs, my worries, my fears.
God – who invites me to bring all of them to Him.
God – who can spin the planets and provide for my needs.
God – who can create galaxies and heal a sick body.
As I sat there, contemplating how much bigger God is than all of my . . . .issues. I found myself surrounded by peace. Peace like I haven’t felt in a long long time. In fact, I drifted back off to sleep right there in my usual morning spot, and the sleep I found in those few extra minutes was so nurturing and restorative.
So, my friend, let me invite you into that same place of peace by reminding you today, that no matter what you’re facing.
God
Is
Bigger.
B E H I N D / T H E / B A R 
Wonderful post.