In 2004 the Hubble Space Telescope took a series of images that were put together to form what is called the Hubble Deep Field. The total area of the sky covered in the Deep Field is the equivalent to putting a dime 75 feet away and looking at it, that’s it. In other words, according to Wikipedia, one 24 millionth of the sky. There were 3000 images in the Hubble Deep Field, almost all of which were determined to be galaxies, the most distant being up to 13 billion light years away.

Now, read that again and think about it. 3000 galaxies, each with billions of stars (our sun is, of course, one star. We are not talking planets, comets, etc… ). Now, lets multiply 3000 by 24 million, and you’ll come up with roughly 72 billion galaxies. Not million, as Dr. Evil would say in “Austin Powers,” but BILLION. 72 BILLION galaxies.

Now, how far were those farthest galaxies? Light travels at 186,000 miles per second. That’s 11,160,000 miles a minute, 669,600,000 miles an hour, 16,070,400,000 miles a day (16 billion, that is) and 5.865696e+12 a year, whatever that is, multiplied by 13 billion. That’s how far away the Hubble Deep Field saw the farthest galaxies. And then we have all those billions of galaxies between here and there. Slightly beyond comprehension.

So you think there may be life elsewhere in the Universe? You think that maybe we really don’t know very much in light of the fact that the earth is pretty much a grain of sand on a million mile long beach? Yet, it all seems to move in perfect harmony. The earth rotates every 24 hours, exactly, every day. The earth revolves around the sun every 365 days, or 365 1/4 to be specific The seasons on the Earth come and go exactly the same, every single year. We are exactly the right distance from the sun to sustain life as it is here. It all is so perfect, so precise.

Now, lets think on a smaller scale. A single human cell is a world unto itself. The human body has billions of cells. The human body (or any animal’s body, for that matter) is a universe of cells, tissues and organs that function all together in harmony (in a healthy body) in order to keep the body alive. There are about 8.7 million type species on this planet. Then we have the trees, grass, flowers, and on and on and on. Lots of life on this little planet of ours.

I have five children. When their mom was pregnant, we use to check out what a fetus looked like at various stages, and with our last one we actually got to see ultrasound pictures. The development of a fetus from conception to birth is an amazing thing to behold, and to see that child being born is watching a miracle unfold right before your eyes. It’s unlike anything else in this life. I was fortunate enough to be there for all five of my children’s birth.

In light of all that is stated here, ask yourself: Is there a guiding Intelligence behind it all? Does a Creative Intelligence form the body from conception to birth, and keep that body alive until it dies from old age or some other cause? Does some kind of guiding Intelligence keep the planet and solar system and galaxy and Universe all functioning in harmony? Or is it all some kind of cosmic accident? I choose to believe there is a Source, a Creative Intelligence behind it all. I call this Source God. I choose to believe that God creates all, sustains all, is every bit inside of my soul and body as He (It) is in a galaxy 13 billion light years away. I choose also to believe this Source that I call God can do amazing things in our lives when we truly align ourselves with it. That’s what I believe. What you believe is up to you, but just think about it…