Meditating on the Universe A Prayer Song

an eastwind production Meditating on the Universe A Prayer Song

Cyber Healing Center Volume 9

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

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.

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.

Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1316

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

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

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

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

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

Dumbbell Nebula M27

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

Whirlpool Galaxy M51

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

Eagle Nebula M16

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

Star-Forming Region LH95 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

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

Supernova Remnant SN 1006

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

Supernova Remnant LMC N 63A

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

Ring Galaxy AM

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 eastwind