The explosions on Jupiter in...
Illustration
The explosions on Jupiter in July, 1994, caused by comet fragments striking the great planet, reminded many of us of the awesome power and glory of God, the Creator. Although we who are religious may often pray and/or preach about God, it is easy to allow our prayers and sermons to become nothing more than mere rituals, devoid of true worship and wonder. The startling events of Jupiter, however, remind us of God's limitless power and of our own fallibility as physical beings. We were told by scientists that the energy released by just one of the many asteroids which hit Jupiter contained a greater force than that of all the bombs created by man. We were told that the size of Earth in relation to Jupiter is somewhat like that of a marble to a bowling ball. We were solemnly advised that if only one of the large heavenly rocks which hit Jupiter had instead landed on Earth that all life would likely be extinguished, and we were warned that all planets, including Earth, had been hit by asteroids in the past and such a collision would occur again sometime in the future. "Oh, Lord, my God! How great thou art!" -- Byrd
