On our walk back to the school from daycare, JK held on to my finger and told me all about his day (with no prompting!), which included a walk down the road to the school and a visit to a "tent with stars" that had "dragons, bears and a big bird". I knew what he was talking about, as the little ones from the daycare and the students at the school were given a great experience today: a visit by a mobile planetarium. It was amazing to climb into a large, dome-like tent placed in the gym, sit in a circle with your students and look up at the myriad of stars, planets, constellations (which included dragons, bears and a big bird), nebulas and galaxies. The vastness of space is astounding, overwhelming and dizzying. Stories and legends of native cultures were regaled (it amazes me how many creation stories there are), discoveries of distant planets and galaxies were shared, and the wonder of the Hubble telescope marvelled. I am glad that both my children and my students were able to get a glimpse of the marvelous handiwork of our Creator.
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.
There is no speech or language
where their voice is not heard.
Their voice goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
Into the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,
which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
It rises at one end of the heavens
and makes its circuit to the other;
nothing is hidden from its heat.
Psalm 19: 1-6, NIV
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