That strange Planet: The Earth

THAT STRANGE PLANET: THE EARTH immediately give credit for its creation and its excellence to the initiative and skills of the manufacturer. however, ironically, we hasten to give credit where it is due in the case of material fabrication, but when we look around us at the wonders of the world, we barely think about how they came into being and how they continue to perpetuate themselves. We need to imagine ourselves in the position of Colonel James irwin, one of the three astronauts who travelled in the american apollo 15 spacecraft, which landed on the moon in august 1972. When he later described the magical moment of stepping onto the moon, he said it was like the ecstasy one felt in the presence of God. he said he felt incredibly close to the almighty as if his greatness had manifested before his eyes. Colonel irwin did not consider this voyage one of mere scientific discovery; he looked upon it as an experience that had given him a new spiritual life. like Colonel irwin stepping onto the moon, we need to look upon our earth as the strange and wonderful orb God created for humanity’s benefit. it is not that the countenance of our Maker does not shine continually in the perfection of his creation; it is simply that from a very early age, we have become so accustomed to the world around us that we tend to take it for granted. We never seriously peruse over the rising and the setting of the sun, never fear the lack of oxygen to breathe, never imagine that the waters of the ocean might recede beyond our view or that the trees and plants might cease one day to grow and perpetuate themselves. Because