I Heard the Moon
March 28, 2016
Psalm 8:3-4 “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?”
The other morning I was heading out to pray with a family having an early surgery. As I headed down the road from my home to the hospital, feeling a bit groggy, I turned a corner in the road and saw an amazing sight. There, just above the horizon, was the moon. It was almost full, and it looked as big as the rising sun. It was yellow and orange and it was beautiful. Just above the moon was a bright pinpoint of light that I am sure was a planet. Suddenly I was reminded that this moon signaled to us the time of Easter. Easter is the first Sunday following the first full moon following the spring equinox. This is the same moon that was shining on that first Easter morning as the women made their way to the tomb! This is the same moon that God created and flung into space when He created the heavens and the earth! This is one of the planets and stars He created! (Genesis 1:14-19) This is the same moon that speaks to us of the wonder and awesomeness of the God who loves us and saves us! Paul wrote, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20) Have you listened to the moon lately?
– Neil Epler, Congregational Care Pastor
The other morning I was heading out to pray with a family having an early surgery. As I headed down the road from my home to the hospital, feeling a bit groggy, I turned a corner in the road and saw an amazing sight. There, just above the horizon, was the moon. It was almost full, and it looked as big as the rising sun. It was yellow and orange and it was beautiful. Just above the moon was a bright pinpoint of light that I am sure was a planet. Suddenly I was reminded that this moon signaled to us the time of Easter. Easter is the first Sunday following the first full moon following the spring equinox. This is the same moon that was shining on that first Easter morning as the women made their way to the tomb! This is the same moon that God created and flung into space when He created the heavens and the earth! This is one of the planets and stars He created! (Genesis 1:14-19) This is the same moon that speaks to us of the wonder and awesomeness of the God who loves us and saves us! Paul wrote, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20) Have you listened to the moon lately?
– Neil Epler, Congregational Care Pastor