Here's a lighthearted look at life, because I know stress levels are high with this paper and finals :)
We're almost done with this first semester! It feels like it has gone by so fast, but I have learned so much!
I've had my fair share of stress over the course of this semester, but life moved on and somehow everything got done in time. So for those of you stressing out right now, you should sit back and take a deep breath. If it's dark outside you should go out and look at the stars, because that's what my blog post is about today :)
The poetry Hopkins wrote is beautiful, and I loved the imagery in "The Starlight Night":
"Look at the stars! look, look up at the skies!
O look at all the fire-folk sitting in the air!
The bright boroughs, the circle citadels there!...
This piece-bright paling shuts the spouse
Christ home, Christ and his mother and all his hallows."
This reminded me of "O holy night, the stars are brightly shining. It is the night of our dear Savior's birth."
I could picture Jesus in a manger on that starry night.
One more star reference:
"When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?" (Psalm 8:3-4)
It just blows my mind that God would do this for us...
Those are my thoughts :)
So go look at some stars!
commented on Danielle's
Very encouraging. I always like to look at the stars. It reminds me that God is ultimately in control. We always rush around getting caught up in school and the busyness of this life, when sometimes we just need to slow down and enjoy it. Looking around at God's creation can bring one back to the point of relizing that there is more beyond this life. We need to always keep that in mind no matter what we are doing.
ReplyDeleteWhen I think of stars I think of what is out beyond them. I always wonder how far does the sky go and when does it end? It's crazy to think that God made ALL that and that there is still so much that we don't know.
ReplyDeleteStars have always fascinated me. Two of my favorite things to do at night are to stargaze in my backyard or on long trips, if they're at night, to stargaze out of the car window. There's just something so peaceful about watching a silent, serene sky with pinpoints of light twinkling at us.
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