God’s Greatness

GOD AND MAN solar system! It is bigger than all the black holes found so far. It is said to weigh the same as 6.8 billion Suns! According to scientists, this black hole, identified as M87, is as large as the orbit of Neptune! The following is an excerpt from an article on this subject that appeared in The Times of India on 18 January 2011. The Black Hole Can Eat the Solar System “Astronomers have discovered what they say is an enormous black hole that weighs the same as 6.8 billion Suns and could swallow our entire solar system. According to scientists, the black hole, identified as M87, is as large as the orbit of Neptune and is by far the most giant and most distant galaxy in the nearby universe. As a point of comparison, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way is 1,000 times smaller than this one, which has been observed some 50 million light years away.” (The Times of India, New Delhi, Tuesday, January 18, 2011, p. 19) This phenomenon—and other similar phenomena— is an incredible treasure trove for realizing God. These phenomena convey some idea of God’s inconceivable power and majesty. Reflecting on these phenomena, one’s heart can be overwhelmed with awareness of God’s greatness. They remind man of his extreme helplessness and powerlessness on the one hand and of God’s enormous Might and Power on the other. The realization of God can be described as the discovery or realization of man’s limitedness, on the one hand, and God’s limitlessness, on the other. The realization of God