And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. God made two great lights- the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was day- the fourth day. Genesis 1: 14-19
I was all set to ride my bike to the Rocca Berry Farm and see the August 21, 2017 eclipse. The tickets and lunches were ordered and received. Preparing to put it on the calendar I noticed I had to be at Lincoln Surgical Hospital for eye surgery on the very same day. OK, as I do often, I worked on a way to do both things. No, the next date available for surgery was too late to take. No, the doctor said I cannot ride my bike the afternoon of the surgery, it would be too dangerous.
I settled in and decided to watch the eclipse from our circle. Lo and behold, the people at Roca Berry Farms did not have the beautiful view we had right here in Lincoln.
Amazing, amazing, what a place God used to set our earth in the universe. How could he create all of this in such a way man could calculate the exact time the moon would cover the sun in a total eclipse? Calculations were made for each area on earth. Men and women who can do that are amazing too, but God set it all up and tells us about it in His book our Bible.
Prayer: Oh Lord, God Almighty, how little I seem. You control all. You planned the total eclipse before you put the sun and the moon in the sky. You created us allowing us to see this magnificent sight that happens so far above us all. It is beyond words. Thank you. Amen.
Sandra Hilsabeck (reprinted from 2017)
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