Invitation to a Starry Advent

Catherine Zuckerman of National Geographic describes stars as celestial bodies made mostly of hydrogen and helium that produce light and heat from the churning nuclear forges inside their cores. She also calls them “building blocks of galaxies,” and tells us they are light years away from Earth.

Stars are not your average nightlights!

The prophet Isaiah invites us humans to look high and see theses stars.  And Isaiah reminds us it is God that created these lights, and even numbers them, and accounts for them.

In both spiritual and scientific ways, stars evoke a sense of wonder and awe. Stars invite us to dream. Stars invite us to wish. Stars invite us to hope. Stars invite us to be transported into something better, something purer, and something more divine than the present.

In this season of Advent, stars are a visual reminder of God’s new beginning AND of God’s infinite possibilities.

Sure, the days are getting shorter, and the nights are getting longer, but that doesn’t mean light isn’t present. Stars of hope, peace, joy, and love all abound, forming a new galaxy, or perhaps a renewed galaxy, made radiant, compassionate, and whole in the presence of the Christchild.

It’s the season of Advent, complete with the advent of stars. Stars that’ll fill our trees. Stars that’ll fill our meetinghouse. Stars that’ll capture our imagination. Stars that will guide us to a perfect light.

As we move forward into the coming season, may we do so looking high to see God’s bright stars.

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