The Hand of God

I saw the absolute coolest thing in the news this morning; an image of a star that exploded 17,000 years ago that looks like an x-ray of a hand. It has been deemed "The Hand of God" by NASA. Look at it for yourself...it sure puts the AWE in awesome, doesn't it?

W.O.W. Seeing images of space, of the universe, never fail to make me feel the grandness and omniscience of God. In fact, one of my favorite things to do is to plainly and simply look at the sky (and when one can do it against the backdrop of the Wasatch front mountains, the view is even better!). I have always loved looking at pictures of space, of the universe.
As I have grown older, I have become more aware of and grateful for God's creations. And not just what's here on Earth, but the whole universe. He truly is the Master painter, sculptor, artist.  I am in complete awe and cannot find words to ever adequately describe the incredible-ness of His creations.  

Last night I enjoyed clicking through photo after photo from the Hubble Telescope website-I just LOVE the internet! Here are a few of my favorite pieces of the universe.

This is the Eagle Nebula, and has been my favorite "piece" of space since I first laid eyes on it as a child.

The Butterfly Nebula. Can I just say...WOW.

The Orion Nebula

A pillar of gas in the Eagle Nebula. So intricate and amazing!

A Spiral Nebula. Gorgeous!!!

Looking at any images of space makes me feel the greatness of God, and mans own nothingness. It makes us seem so small and insignificant.  But truthfully, we came from that. We were what is called, "Intelligences" before God made our spirit and physical bodies. He carefully plucked us from out there somewhere and made the rest of us. Of all of His creations, we are His greatest. We are a part of this grandeur. Man may be "nothing", but we as children of God, have the greatness of God within us. We have the ability to become like Him and create worlds and universes with our own hands, if we live for it. How awesome is that?!?