Lunar Thoughts

God saw fit to give our planet just one moon; as such, it is often used as a visual symbol for loneliness. (Just think of any sappy love movie, and there's probably a scene in which one character is pining away, staring at a bright moon, or at least sighing over one in the background.) What mercy is shown to us through this gift! What if there were two moons in our sky--or more? (Consider, for example, that the planet Jupiter may have over 60 moons.)


Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes 3:11, "[God] has also set eternity in the hearts of men." We are designed to desire things greater than ourselves. What is bigger and more outside ourselves than an entire, other globe outside of our vast planet's atmosphere? Moreover, there is no more constant reminder of our need for companionship in this life. With what else could a lonely individual sympathize so greatly, should our man in the moon have his mate?


No, God in his great mercy has chosen for Earth a single moon to show us he understands what it means to be alone. He created loneliness; and in some sense of the word, he himself is in fact lonely. It is true that "[men] cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end" (the rest of Ecc. 3:11)--Indeed, we cannot fathom that the omnipotent Creator God would want our companionship, that he would seek us, that he would woo us; but nonetheless, that is exactly what he does: He is the lover of our souls! And his engagement ring to me shines bigger and brighter than all the artificial competition lining these streets. Our moon is a reminder that I am insignificant but known, unworthy but loved, and betrothed to a fully faithful Lord... Our wedding day cannot come soon enough!