Emphasis Preaching Journal

I am fascinated by the writings and television work of Dr. Carl Sagan, the American astronomer. Whenever my world gets too small, it's helpful to listen to his description of the awesome reaches of time and space. Earth -- "a mote of dust suspended on a moonbeam" -- seems overwhelmed by space. My awe, however, is sobered by Sagan's assertion that, in his judgment, creation "does not require a Designer. The significance of our lives ... is determined only by our own wisdom and courage.