Dear friends, as we get the opportunity to explore the scope and scale and wonder of the universe, use it as an opportunity to step back a little bit from what you are facing, and see if it doesn’t change the size of the obstacle in front of you. He made the stars also, and it wasn’t hard for Him, and so loving and caring for you isn’t hard for Him either.

I love what G.K. Chesteron said about the importance of marking these moments when he said … “The first fact about the celebration of a birthday is that it is a way of affirming defiantly, and even flamboyantly, that it is a good thing to be alive.”