Opus 2021-333: Worship Tangent: Between

I sat in the dark pondering the majesty of God and the cosmos He created.  My mind went “Tangent!” which is a spiritual version of “Squirrel!”

I was suddenly in one of my science fiction stories.  My starship had fallen out of warp drive and was suspended in the vast gulf between stars.  I was alone in the cosmos.  Don’t get hung up on warp drives and FTL travel.  Stick with me here.  If I were out between the stars in the “emptiness” of space, how would I respond?

Would I be overcome by the loneliness and emptiness?  I imagine it is quite an unsettling experience to be light years away from any fresh coffee or wi-fi.  Those thoughts would come later.  My first concern would be how long it would take AAA to get to me.  Talk about lonely.  It is worse than being without a date on prom night I imagine.  I would not know because I never went to a prom and, to be honest, I am not convinced I missed anything.

Anyway, loneliness and emptiness.  You get the picture and can understand the feeling.  It would be worse than trying to find your way through a strange airport with a change of planes.

Or, would I be able to sense the presence of God better?  If I can get excited about a sunrise or the glory of changing a diaper on a grandchild, would I see God everywhere I looked?  Would God be able to speak to me more clearly when I had fewer distractions.  That of course assumes that thinking I am going to die would not be a distraction.  On the other hand, I am ready to go so I am not sure that would be a big issue.

Would it be totally different for a believer than an atheist?  It had better be.

So if you get bored today and have nothing to do you can contemplate such impossible situations.  Of course you could meditate on angels dancing on a pin or where Cain found a wife.  Your call.

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