Aug. 21, 2007
Witnesssing excellence part 2
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I just watched the space shuttle land in Florida. Maybe that should seem like an ordinary occurrence in our day and age. I had started watching the news to take a small break from my day, thinking to hear about the hurricane. Instead I found the topic of conversation was the space shuttle....those missing heat tiles and what it would mean. I can remember hearing about the Challenger and watching the Endeavor burning across the sky. (I hope my memory serves me correctly and those are the names). People die every day, sometimes it touches my life and I feel sadness for their families, but astronauts dying? That sort of bravery and dedication not to their own lives, but in an effort to educate and further us all as a species....that should make them untouchable right? I prayed as I watched them come in, and felt God's sweet reassurance that all would be well. As they landed safely, perfectly, sappy as it sounds, I found myself quietly crying. For several reasons. One...that all was well. I had not had to watch someone else die. Two.....the rememberance of that quiet reassurance I had had from God. He was aware, looking over them and I think also giving His divine approval to our efforts as a people to improve, to challenge ourselves. That might seem like a stretch, but I have felt that same divine approval from time to time in my own life, when I try to do my own small things. Three....appreciation for all the talented, intelligent people on this Earth who strive for something beyond themselves. They talked about how many hours these astronauts have trained, prepared for this thirty minute landing procedure. Absolute dedication. Yes, God was watching over them, but they put some of their own sweat into it as well. I called this post part 2 because I had a similar experience about two years ago watching some college dancers give an amazing performance, one that had also taken dedication and practice. Not as much as the astronauts, but in doing that, they gave my family something we could not give ourselves and I appreciated the effort. I felt the same way about the astronauts today. Today the most I will do is read the scriptures with my children, make pickle relish, make dinner and tonight go visit some church friends. And that is enough. That is my sphere, where God would have me. But I am so grateful that there are others who have dedicated their lives, their talents, their intelligence to furthering us all. |
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