Outdoor Truths
Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:28 am
We have learned in recent years that our own galaxy is only one of about 3000 visible galaxies. And it is estimated that there are billions that are yet unseen. To put this in perspective; our Milky Way is estimated to be about 100,000 light years from one end to the other. And light travels at 186,000 miles per second. Now multiply that by billions of galaxies. And then there’s me and you…………. In the scope of the vastness of the universe, we are less than insignificant. In import, we have no bearing on anything. We are not even a speck on the map. We do not deserve mention. If we are only an evolutionary blip, then what matters? Or who matters? Or are we all just matter? But what happens when we add God to matter? It’s like adding yeast to flour. It makes it rise. It gives it fullness and texture and taste. The universe, without God, is meaningless and thus so is the actions of its inhabitants. All that we see and enjoy in nature is also meaningless without God. That is why it is so important for those of us who believe in God and who love to hunt and fish; to look more deeply into the God-made things around us and realize that the heavens declare the glory of God into our lives each day. Gary Miller gary@outdoortruths.org
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