Pillars of Creation

The Hubble Space Telescope is 25 years old! Hubble recently re-photographed one of its early, iconic images, the immense “Pillars of Creation.” [See the images] These are gaseous formations where stars are birthed. I am in awe of images so beautiful, so unearthly. There, 6500 light-years distant, in vast clouds of dust and gas, I see God. Yet God is also near and I am drawn to the words of Saint John of the Cross, 16th century Spanish mystic and poet: “You fled like a deer after wounding me, and I went out calling for you and you were gone.”

Go in peace to love and serve The Lord!

Josh