Vitamin Sky

No, I wasn't standing on my head. But I was performing stretches that showcased my butt, high in the air, while the kids played in the Foothills this morning. It felt good! Really! My hamstrings are thanking me still!

But as I so gracefully improved my flexibility, I happened to notice the view from this new perspective. The sky ... from upside-down ... looked enormous. A yawning field of blue interrupted only by the various browns of the autumn-y earth at its feet. And, perhaps aided a bit by my uncomfortable position, it took my breath away.

In one small moment I thought of how God must see us. How we could see the world if we so chose. Not so much in relation to itself: As in, "My that's the tallest skyscraper I've ever seen!" (next to only the things that I see in this world.) Or, as in: "That mountain is absolutely inspiring!"(forgetting the vastness of the universe still unexplored. But as the world, in reality, exists - a very tiny orb of water and mud, suspended in a universe we no more understand than appreciate. That's what my view of the sky made me think. It just seemed so overpowering when I viewed it from a new perspective ... and I think that's a good thing to remember.

Although I am important, here on Earth ... I am, in fact, small. The humility that comes with that knowledge, as well as the appreciation for the Power that keeps us together, is a refreshing breeze indeed. Rather that making me feel small and unloved, I feel small and highly prized. The Power that was great enough to hang my measly planet in space in the first place obviously cares enough about its inhabitants to keep us from whirling away. In fact, sometimes I'm actually grateful that I'm such a small part the cosmic scene. It gives me the freedom, like my small children, to know that no matter how badly I fall , someone wiser is fully aware of my plight - and understands it far better than I. He sees around corners I cannot imagine, and paints sunrises on planets so distant I'll never explore them. He has fashioned my particular world, it's true - but the part that makes Him truly amazing is that He's got not just this world, not just all the worlds ... but the vast and perfectly-organized expanses of space in between ... all wrapped up in His hands.

And that, my friends, provides the kind of awe and comfort that no amount of earth-glorification ever could.