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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Revd Virginia Luckett

Good morning.

As today in Britain we celebrate Bonfire Night, I am praying for peace in the places around the world, where rockets in the sky now bring terror.

But, as I look to the heavens this evening, at my local fireworks, I will also be reminded of the many glories that we have seen in the night sky over these last few months.

Having grown up in London, I hardly ever saw the stars, apart from the very brightest, because of the heavy light pollution. It wasn't until I stayed, as a child, in a village with no street lights, that I discovered, much to my amazement, that the sky was full of billions of them!

Stargazing has been my life-long passion, especially hoping to see the Northern Lights, which I never imagined I would see here in the UK in my lifetime.

But last month I did.

Having missed the spectacular show in May, I was determined to stay up and see them and I was not disappointed. With the aid of a camera and a great deal of patience, just from my bedroom window, I captured the glorious array of green and purple and pink that performed as a light show above my house, all night long. Amazing!

In Church we've been reading the book of Job, one of the oldest books in the Bible, written several thousands of years ago. It is full of human suffering, but also astonishing descriptions of our world, as God the Creator in his discourse, reminds Job of the glories of His creation.

Glories, I witnessed the other night.

So today, not only do I pray for peace in our world, but I also give thanks for Creation.

Amen

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