Stars die, and when they do, they instantly transform into an exploding supernova, sending flashing lights visible to galaxies hundreds of light years away. The glorious explosion then creates a gaping black hole powerful enough to suck and zap the galaxies around it.
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| 4,000 light years away from Earth, this sun-like star died on Valentines Day of 2007. |
Have you ever felt like dying, emotionally? It hurts so bad you can touch the hollow created inside of you? A part of me dies when conflicts arise, when I get hurt or be the one who caused the hurt, when I let go of relationships, when I choose to understand rather than get even, when I cannot understand my circumstances, when I clench my fist and drain my tear ducts. God knows my flesh wants to shout, my mind wants rebellion, my pride goes on an all out war.
Yet, despite my tumultuous emotions, a part of my spirit yearns for peace. It is God whispering in my heart. When I go through the pain of suffering, a piece of myself is taken away, like dough pushed onto a mold. My edges are trimmed off to fit the design. Cutting is the most painful and how I love to fight against it. But what I do understand is that in the process, we come closer to the image God wants us to be, if we allow Him to. He makes us whole again, and this time a better version of ourselves.
- “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds … Great is our Lord, and mighty in power …” (Psalm 147:3)
In the universe, astronomers estimate that about 275 million stars die and are born each day. They explode, cause a terrible chaos in the galaxies around it, and then give birth to something far more majestic.
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| At the center of this peaceful looking galaxy is a black hole. |
Life does know how to take away the sparkle in our eyes. Still, we ought to withstand what it throws on us, good or bad. I will shine like a star, die like a supernova, feel hollow like a black hole, and then rise up again like the majestic universe.
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