Holding a star in my hand

Late last night I had such an amazing moment, a.... I will struggle to put this to words. While others were sitting watching tv, reading a book, or just hanging;

I was on top of the world. Not as a saying "I was on top of the world," but in the real sense. I was seriously on top of the world. I saw the earth from space. The lights turning into one slightly far off circular view of the earth that we know of it. Here is where you can be a sceptic if you would like, tell me I am talking nonsense and maybe was just not sleeping well. I probably would do the same. But I do not really mind what is thought of me; I just know what I saw and who I met.

I was sitting on top of a cloud with God next to me. What did he look like? I did not even look really; I just knew it was Him because I did. And sitting in His love. That was an amazing feeling. I could see earth below, to the point I know how it feels to see earth from space, as an astronaut. Just without any of the cumbersome NASA spacesuit. I cannot even begin to describe to you what I felt, and still do. The expanse around me...was just...wow. Takes your breath away until you feel you can't breath because of the realisation that you are in space, the enormity of the galaxy. I could see stars upon stars, comets continuing their flickering path past earth. The minute lights coming from earth. And just taking it in. As best as I could hanging over the cosmic depth of beauty. His Glory.

God then put His hand inside a soft velvet bag, and drew out a handful stars and then tossed them into the open sky. They spread out, causing what could only be called a cosmic firework. The beauty of it just made me sit, in awe. The beauty, the colour. Take one of man-made's best fireworks and think of it as nothing. For this was not a man-made firework. This was a heavenly firework made for one thing; to show God's glory. He threw another handful of stars down towards earth and it formed itself into a tight bunch and flew past Earth in one giant flash of fire. A comet that we see once in awhile and do not fully take in. He offered me a handful of stars;I held a star in my hand; green, it was alive and it danced in open hand. Looking at me, I somehow knew it was a baby star in all of it's excitement as it danced not for me, but for it's maker. I heard God name it "Darkey"...called to be a bright light within the darkness. As it heard it's name, it looked at me and then shot straight up, small star flakes falling around it. And then another star was born. Everything out there, from the earth with us and nature, the vast expanse of the stars, all out there for one and only one reason. To show off God's Glory.

We played a game "Guess the Country" where He would place his finger on the earth that was now a bit closer. He would close His eyes and guess, and as the game continued the earth became closer, guessing towns, building growing and guessing cities until we humans zoomed in to myself and God's view. He would put his finger on every person, and as they were touched they glowed a different colour to the person next to them. He named them by name, every one. He knew us, showing that we were individuals and He definitely knew us by name.

Earth pulled away, and He began to name some of the stars around us. I asked Him what had been on my heart for years, "Am I a friend of Yours?" He looked at me and said "Why else would you be up here?" He chuckled. I felt like a kid with God, but not a in a non-mature childish way. But a kid in the recognition of His splendour. I think that's why God wants us to be like children. To be able to recognise His splendour. Not to overthink or over question. Just to realise who God is, His love for us as a Father. And that all He makes is for His Glory. No other reason.

And then I fell asleep and woke up where I began. On the floor, in my house. But so aware of where I had been, and where I knew no-body could make me doubt. I had been with God last night in a physical way and I know that my life will never ever be the same again. Never.

By the way, the photo above is of a string of galaxies. One string...of many and many strings showing off God's Glory to the next string of galaxies. And the next, and the next, and the next. We are God's Glory. May we shine brighter than any star high above us. For His Glory. For His Glory.