1. Meditating on the Universe A Prayer Song

2. an eastwind production eastwind@motherignaciahealingministry.com Meditating on the Universe A Prayer Song

3. Cyber Healing Center Volume 9

4. Cyber Healing Center Volume 9 music ateneo university glee club the prayer images courtesy of NASA The Hubble Heritage Team Google Earth

5. In 2003, on its first space trip, the Hubble space telescope ushered in an explosion within Man’s consciousness of an otherwise unseen universe. For the first time, Man viewed the limitless cosmos, galaxies in utter detail, supernovas exploding, their remnants expanding in slow motion for the last million years, gas-cloud clusters and scattered star dusts in fantastic surrealism, nebulas twisting, galaxies colliding, blackholes eating large stars, violence and serenity all around. The first thought that comes to us is the greatness of our Creator. Seeing hundreds of ‘tiny’ galaxies in a single photo frame, we realize the vastness of the universe, and we suddenly realize our utter smallness. Our awe is followed by humility. We sit in silent wonder, meditating on Who has done all this, Who holds infinity in the palm of His hand.

6. One galaxy is made up of billions of stars. The thing that holds the stars together is a super- blackhole at its very center, where a teaspoon of matter has the mass of thousands of our suns, where light cannot escape the extreme gravitational pull, where the darkness hides the blinding light. There are billions of these galaxies controlling quadrillions of stars across the universe measuring about eight billion light years in diameter. If our solar system, which we have not traversed, is the size of the head of the pin, then the universe would be the size of our solar system. The photos are courtesy of NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team which have made the mosaic of hundreds of pictures available to all of us through the Internet.

7. Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1316

8. in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. All things came to be through Him which was Life, the Light of the human race john 1:1-4 Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1316

9. Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

10. the Light glowed in the darkness and the darkness could not overcome the Light He came to what was His own but His own did not accept Him and the Word was made flesh and He lived among us john 1:5-14 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

11. Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 Spiral Galaxies NGC 4414 & M81 Sombrero Galaxy M104 Edge-On Lenticular Galaxy NGC 5866

12. oh Lord of the universe Creator of billions of galaxies nurturing trillions of stars we bow in wonder and awe at Your greatness and grandeur eastwind Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 Spiral Galaxies NGC 4414 & M81 Sombrero Galaxy M104 Edge-On Lenticular Galaxy NGC 5866

13. Dumbbell Nebula M27

14. for us who watch in awe all this beauty and grandeur are but a tiny reflection of Your limitless Love eastwind Dumbbell Nebula M27

15. Whirlpool Galaxy M51

16. at the center of every galaxy is a super-black hole that holds in its grip billions of orbiting stars attempting to break away You are the black hole, Lord we are Your stars Whirlpool Galaxy M51 eastwind

17. Eagle Nebula M16

18. we are just beginning to understand the mystery of Your universe, Lord with our puny instruments at every spectacle we discover we discern Your wisdom and power eastwind Eagle Nebula M16

19. Star-Forming Region LH95 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

20. when we contemplate on Your vastness, Lord we understand how You fill our smallness eastwind Star-Forming Region LH95 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

21. Supernova Remnant SN 1006

22. the universe is full of violence and serenity of exploding stars and silent nebulas all proclaiming You Lord, their Maker and Keeper Supernova Remnant SN 1006 eastwind

23. Supernova Remnant LMC N 63A

24. the birth of consciousness is a supernova man’s self-awareness is a cosmic explosion echoing across the universe in that cosmic blast, self-awareness expands to an understanding of his Creator Lord of all that was, is and will be Supernova Remnant LMC N 63A eastwind

25. Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741

26. if i were a free spirit that can hurtle at the speed of light and visit every galaxy i would kneel at every turn in praise of Your goodness Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741 eastwind