When We (George Weigel and I) Consider Thy Heavens

(Updated)

I am glad to see the valuable and insightful Mr. George Weigel calling attention (on the insightful, valuable First Things.com) to the powerful (if inadvertent) ministry of the NASA folks at APOD (Astronomy Picture Of the Day, here). If only all our taxpayer dollars were spent this wisely.

Weigel’s post is entitled “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God.” If that sounds familiar, it is from the often-quoted Psalm 19.

As my faithful readers know, I have been following APOD for years.

As I have said, every new image I see paints a wider, deeper, and more wonderful picture of the universe our Lord has created. And the incomprehensible distance grows between this universe and its beginning in an infinitesimally small seed in the palm of God’s hand barely 14 billion years ago.

Every APOD is a proclamation of the greater glory of God. “When I consider Thy Heavens, the work of Thy hands…” (Psalm 8:3)

Here are some of my favorites (most recent first):

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Why All the Stars, Ben?

Are We Being Watched?

Who Is Our Neighbor? Andromeda!

The Mighty Mice

A Nameless Beauty

The Needle Galaxy

Another APOD Stunner

10 Galaxies in One Snapshot

When I Consider Thy Heavens: APOD and the Psalms” (my first)

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