Dynamic Energy

"It started as an unremarkable flicker in the night sky. But closer observations revealed that astronomers had captured the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed, an event thought to have been triggered by a giant cloud of gas being gobbled up by a supermassive black hole.

The flare-up, traced to 8bn light years away, is more than 10 times brighter than any known supernova and has so far lasted more than three years, making it the most energetic explosion on record."

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/12/astronomers-capture-largest-cosmic-explosion-ever-witnessed

Isaiah 40:26:

“Lift up your eyes to heaven and see.
 Who has created these things?
 It is the One who brings out their army by number;
 He calls them all by name.
 Because of his vast dynamic energy and his awe-

 inspiring power,
 Not one of them is missing."

It all comes from the vast dynamic energy of our Creator, Jehovah.  And as yet we really only have a glimpse of the immense universe his energy is creating, even though on a clear night we can see an immensity of stars. I am thinking back many years to when we lay on the grass somewhere in Tasmania looking up at the starriest sky I have ever seen,  the Milky Way shimmering across the night sky.

I thought then that if I did not already know there was a Creator, that night sky would have told me. And can you imagine learning and seeing more and more as the centuries go by?

The photo is of a local sky, taken by Captain B. Who knows how far away that cosmic explosion was?  And for sure he was not there with his camera at the time.

And in any case, Col and I are very short of any kind of energy at the moment.  But he is still eating.  Every morning I make him his usual bowl of wallpaper paste (aka porridge), and he eats it all.  A few days ago it was only a few listless mouthfuls. And after a chicken and veggie soup for lunch (followed by rhubarb crumble and custard), he had sausage, egg, tomato and a slice of bread and butter for his tea.

Sunday there was no meeting, as the congregation was at the Haysbridge Assembly.  And now that I am sure the Captain's appetite has returned,  I broached the Cook's lasagne from the freezer and he had that for his tea, with yoghurt. It will feed us both tonight, even though it was, officially, a portion for two.

It reminded me of all those Saturday nights we had with Jacks down the years, as we often used to have something from Cooks together, along with a bottle of wine, our favourite being NZ Oyster Bay.  We were so close.  And now she is just a voice on the phone.