Here comes the Sun …

I caught my neighbor looking at the Sun as it began to set behind the mountain yesterday evening.  I could see he was wearing some sort of goggles with green lenses.  “Welder’s glasses,” he said, “Here, have a look … you can see the planet Venus passing between the Earth and the Sun … its a very small black dot … it won’t happen again for over 175 years.”  Then he went on to explain something about the explorer John Cabot, his ocean voyages, his use of the “triangulation” of Venus, the Earth, and the Sun.  I didn’t see the dot, Venus, but I was awed at the perfect view of the Sun the magic glasses offered; perfectly round, yellow and white and red – I imagined I saw it pulsate, alive. The “son of David” continues today: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven … (Ecclesiastes 3:1-15).  Even the Sun is “under heaven,” following its own season as it comes and goes every day.  After the Sun had dropped out of sight behind the mountain and the evening light took over our yards, I handed my neighbor his magic glasses and said, “perhaps someone else will look for the ”triangulation” on the other side of the planet,” or just appreciate the Sun.  Under heaven, part of creation, part of what God has done, the Sun will endure forever … nothing is added to it, nothing is taken away from it; God has done this so we stand in awe before God.  The Sun is, already has been, is to be, and already is … God watches as the Sun and the planets in their courses go by.

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Tags: Eccleiastes 3:1-15