A spiral galaxy, unromantically named “NGC 4911”, deep in the Coma Cluster of galaxies. This photo is produced by the Hubble Telescope by combining 28 hours of exposure through three years. This galaxy is 320 million light-years away. It lies in the constellation Coma Berenices.
God of all power, Ruler of the Universe, you are worthy of
glory and praise.
Glory to you for ever and ever.At your command all things came to be: the vast expanse of
interstellar space, galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses,
and this fragile earth, our island home.
By your will they were created and have their being.
(Eucharistic Prayer C, BCP, TEC)
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reminds me of the kid’s song: “My God is so big, so strong and so might. There’s nothing my God cannot do!
My first priest used to refer to Prayer C as the “Star Trek” prayer. I think it was her favorite. That still tickles me.
Yes, Travis, I know of it being titled the Star Trek prayer. Canada’s Prayer Book picked this up in a slightly variant form. I wrote another Eucharistic Prayer with nature images.