Last night as I listened to the first reading for the Easter Vigil (a reading from the book of Genesis which focuses on God's creation of the universe), I reflected in a special way on the sentence, "God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good" (Gen 1:31), and I was filled with gratitude for this truth.
In a commentary published on 26 March, Tom Jones (planetary scientist and four-time shuttle astronaut) says, "As humans, we see overwhelming, unspoiled beauty, which cannot help but inspire us." In this essay, which is partly a reflection on the beauty of creation and partly a reflection on the compatibility between faith and science, Mr. Jones seconds Pope Benedict in seeing creation's complexity and beauty as an expression of God Himself.
To read the entire essay, follow this link:
Tom Jones: Faith and the Artistry of Creation
For more information about Tom Jones and his work, go to his web site:
Tom Jones - astronaut, scientist, speaker, writer
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