O
little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and
dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets
shineth
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are
met in thee tonight
We scurry around from Point A to Point B in our daily lives, often barely lifting our heads to appreciate the beauty around us. In our paved-over, high-speed existence we can forget what an extraordinary thing it is to be perched aboard this spinning orb in our particular solar system. A few hundred years ago hardly anyone had a clue about the Earth's shape or rotation, and believing that our planet was in orbit around the star we call the Sun was considered heresy and a sin -- literally. In the Older Testament of our bible it is apparent that authors had no idea that Earth is round. 
There are some great new satellite photos from NASA and NOAA in the States which remind us that our existence on this particular planet is one of those everyday miracles which we take for granted. The top one is obviously North America, the middle one the Nile, and the bottom one Australia and Asia.
I'm sure Bethlehem is in one of the many photos taken, the village on Planet Earth where our Christian story began, in that miracle of the incarnation. Take a look at some of the videos and hold on tight! http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1298408--stunning-nighttime-views-of-earth-unveiled-video
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