In Time and Space

It has once been said that man desires the answer to three basic questions in life. He wants to know where he came from, why he is here, and where he is going. Sometimes I look into the sky when there are clear, dark nights and then my soul becomes my mind and answers such questions.
My first love ever was Jupiter. In my elementary school there was a program entitled AIMS. The other day I jokingly called it AG on steroids. It was an advanced math and science class for 4th and 5th graders. One day we had to do a project. We got to choose a planet in the solar system, research it, and present our information to the class. I chose Jupiter, not because it was the biggest planet, but because it was unique. You see, at that time and with that class, what we really thought was cool were 'rings' around planets. For this reason, most of my friends wanted to do Saturn for its elaborate and colorful display of rings. But there was something in Jupiter that was calling me. I'm not sure if it is the giant red hurricane that sits stationary on its underside, the twenty plus planets which orbit it (a few of which are the size of our earth), or maybe it was because it had one lonely, thin ring. Nevertheless, I chose it and had my first love. When I thought about Jupiter, I was outside of this world. There was no crime, no hate, no sin; there was only time and space. There was a world outside of earth that I couldn't physically see, yet it intrigued me. It was real. I knew it my deepest of deeps and to my utmost of most. At a time when I was learning all these new theories of how the world came to be outside of my Sunday school six day creation, I began to show signs of my inner philosopher. How can it be, that something so great can exist in such harmony with itself. And then there was the thought of infinity, and endless end, or lack thereof I suppose. I began to comprehend what my pastor meant when he said God was infinite. This was all so wonderful to me.
It is really funny to be sitting here typing about my youth because I am only nineteen years old. It seems like it was so long ago that I was daydreaming about space when in fact it was only a decade or so ago. I wonder how many other people are having the same experiences I did with Jupiter. I still think Jupiter is an amazing thought because it was made by God. I know how big God is. Ten years of growing in my faith and understanding of God and this world has been a wonderful ride. God has brought me to the point that I know without a doubt He is there and He is real. Time and space is a testimony of His existence because chaos can not turn into order without something else. When I look at Jupiter now, I see where God's hand has touched. I see how He has crafted His universe. It gives Him praise by doing everything He made it to do. All I can do is think what it would be like to behold this planet. It is beautiful.
It would be so neat to be able to visit Jupiter. I would like to fly to it in some magical euphoria and sit upon its ring and gasp at the immensity of this gas giant. Once I have overlooked it, I could descend into the clouds and meet its liquid core--a giant ball of molten rock and fire. How can it be? How can things so wonderful exist? The earth seems so vast sometimes, especially when I look across the ocean. But what would it be like to be on a planet that is thousands of times larger than this one, and to peer across its gaseous oceans? It rattles my mind. Perhaps one day in the life to come when God reveals His glory, all those questions that are hidden from me now will be answered. For when the fullness of time comes, the fullness of His glory will be revealed. Oh how I hope that one day, my dream of dreams would come to its fruition.