The Heavens Declare The Glory of God

The heavens declare the glory of God;

the sky proclaims its builder’s craft.

One day to the next conveys that message;

one night to the next imparts that knowledge.

There is no word of sound;
no voice is heard;

Yet their report goes forth through all the earth,

their message, to the ends of the world. (Psalm 19:2-5)

Today there is sun and blue sky for the first time in 10 days. I am always aware of God’s presence in the world, but today He broke through the clouds with His brilliance and “the heavens declare[d] the glory of God.”

I am not capable of articulating how I know God Is. But my Bible Commentary and the Catechism of the Catholic Church have expressed this beautifully with their explanation of Psalm 19 verse 2-7. “The heavenly elements of the world, now beautifully arranged, bespeak the power and wisdom of their creator. No word of sound: the regular functioning of the heavens and the alternation of day and night inform humans without words of the creator’s power and wisdom.”

“Our human understanding, which shares in the light of the divine intellect, can understand what God tells us by means of his creation, though not without great effort and only in a spirit of humility and respect before the Creator and his work.” (CCC 299)

There is no word of sound;

no voice is heard;

Yet their report goes forth through all the earth,

their message, to the ends of the world.