Understanding the vastness of God
Infinitely infinite, singularly singular
Now my secret is out, I love thinking on the mystery of God.
And one of those mysteries are prominently displayed in The Lord’s Prayer.
“Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.”
And that word “holy” packs a lot of depth, some of which I have explained before.
But let me share thoughts from a delightful professor of mine in college, Dr. Varughese.
Holy means to be set apart, but when it is used in reference to God it has a whole other mean. It means “separate.”
As in, God is in a separate class from anything we can identify on earth.
Even we humans are only made in the “image” of God, not the “stuff” of God, and definitely not on the same level of existence and reality as God.
When God is referred to as “holy” it means that God is completely alien to us, God is the ultimate Other. The most “other” being from anything we know and understand and comprehend.
We are finite. Therefore, God is infinite.
And yet, when you break down the intricacies of how our bodies and minds work…it’s so incredibly intricate that it seems we are made of an infinite number of parts and processes.
Yet God is infinite infinities.
On the other hand, a single human is nothing. God even said that it wasn’t good for humans to be alone.
Yet God is a single being. A singularly singular being with nothing like God in all of known existence.
And, even in that singularity, God is trinitarian. Three-in-one.
God is vast, God is Other, God is Holy.
Take a moment to appreciate that vastness.
And take a second moment to recognize that God, in all of God’s infinite-singular-trinitarian nature, wants a relationship with you.
My prayer for today
Our Father, I am in such awe that you want to have a relationship with me. Jesus, I cannot comprehend the depths of God, nor do I deserve to be in right relationship with God. But help me understand that God’s love isn’t built on a merit system. Spirit, remind me and speak to me the truth that God loves me in God’s vastness. Amen.
Remember
There are moments where I cannot sway from the Christian faith because I feel something so strongly. God’s love is one of those things. And the idea that our ever-expanding, seemingly-infinite universe is merely a representation of the glory of God’s vast nature and power and beauty.
Reflect on the big and small in your life. And then reflect on how God encompasses all that and more and still wants you to pray and talk with God daily, moment-to-moment.
Wow.