God's Revelation - The Wonders of the Universe and a humble Astronaut The following is what Apollo 15 Astronaut, James Irwin said, describing his time in space. It is an excellent resource when teaching Creation, Awe and Wonder, God's Revelation, Humility, Search for Truth, Mystery, Spirituality, Silence and so forth.

When you lean far back and look up, you can see the earth like a beautiful, fragile Christmas tree ornament against the blackness of space. It's as if you can reach out and hold it in your hand,

 As we reached out in a physical way to the Heavens, we were moved spiritually, As we flew into space we had a new sense of ourselves, of the earth, and of the nearness of God. We were outside or ordinary reality; I sensed the beginning of some sort of deep change taking place inside me. Looking back at the spaceship we call earth, I was touched by a desire to convince humankind that we have a unique place to live, that we are unique creatures, and that we must learn to live with our neighbours.

I had become a sceptic about getting guidance from God, and I know that I had lost the feeling of his nearness- On the moon, the total picture of the power of God and his Son Jesus Christ, became abundantly clear to me.