Touching the Infinite

Touching the Infinite

 

            As I stood outside watering one of my trees the other night, a beautiful sun-cloud combination coalesced in the sky. It was one of those events where the sun shines partially through the clouds, and its rays streak from the heavens to the earth. The beautiful blue gray yellow hues all blended together in a delightful panoply of color. So vast was the array and arresting in its beauty that I couldn’t quite take it all in. It’s as if the sight was just to big to hold in ones soul.

            It was similar in scope as when I stood in the vastness of the Arizona desert. I stood in the middle of the night, on a vast highway, so far from any town that there were no lights. The blackness was so intense, the stars so distinct, and so countless, it gave me the sense of standing right in the midst of them. The sensation of depth and distance incalculable, enveloped my soul. Again my soul seemed to be too small to take it all in.

            My sunset, and its prompting of my memory of the Arizona sky, brought to mind what St. Paul tells us.

 “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor has it entered the heart of man what God has prepared for those who love Him”

 A glory more vast than these?

Yes, to love Him : I must stretch my soul.   

Have a  great day!

David Cools