A group of us here at Source of Light got together yesterday evening to watch two videos, Privileged Planet and Unlocking the Mystery of Life. They are videos which have been around for ten or more years and speak about the vastness of our universe, the complexity of life and the ongoing debate about creationism, intelligent design and evolution. Without getting into too much detail, and so as not to expose my lack of sophistication in such matters, all I can say is that I cannot understand why people have clung to the theories of Charles Darwin when there is so much more that would lead us to cling to God and the Biblical account of creation. Yes, it is a matter of faith and trust to believe the Bible, but it would take even more faith and trust to believe in a theory which defies even the basics of common sense.
The videos were riveting, and it was refreshing to hear a number of scientists present their views on the immensity of our universe and the tiny-ness of the building blocks of our human components and their belief that there had to be an intelligent designer of it all and not just a Big Bang or a cell which divided by itself in a swamp and eventually became a living, breathing being. I don't want to get into a debate with a Harvard professor or a nuclear scientist or any other "advocate" for their point of view, but I'm very comfortable with my belief that there was a grand plan, a grand planner and a purpose intended for it, and all of it begins, continues and ends.......with God. And as we travel, see various natural and man-made wonders, meet people who span the gamut of abilities, talents and potential, all I can say is Wow, what a glorious accumulation of things to boggle the mind and excite the senses. It behooves us all to not get too fixed in our ideas, our sense of having to be right all the time, too rigid in our demands; to have our eyes and ears open to the world around us and do what we can to ease the pain of others, meet the needs where we can and rest in the promises of God and the hope that our best days are still ahead, here.....there.....or in the air.
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