Do you ever feel like you’re spinning your wheels and going nowhere? Consider this: We are hurtling through space at a fantastic speed and don’t even realize it because we’re in constant motion—like being in an airplane.

I was thunderstruck when I found out just how fast we’re moving. The earth rotates on its axis at 1,700 km/h at the equator. In a year, we also travel around the sun at 107,000 km/h. But wait, there’s more! Our whole solar system travels around our galaxy, the Milky Way, at 828,000 km/h, and our galaxy is traveling along with 400 other neighboring galaxies at an astounding speed of 2 million km/h toward a place called the Great Attractor, which is also moving towards a large concentration of galaxies called the Shapley Supercluster. Mindboggling! 1

Not only is everything in space moving so fast, but it is also often beautiful. We are beginning to learn a lot more about what’s out there, for example, through the astounding pictures that have begun coming back from the James Webb Space telescope, and they are awe-inspiring. “A team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to survey the starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82). Located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, this galaxy is relatively compact in size but hosts a frenzy of star formation activity. For comparison, M82 is sprouting new stars 10 times faster than the Milky Way galaxy.”2

Isn’t it amazing how all things work together in such perfect harmony and synchronization in the vastness of space! The Bible says, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork” (Psalm 19:1). He is in control and every celestial body is following the conductor in the movements of the cosmic symphony! But God is not only concerned about magnificent displays of His power, He also cares about the little birds and about each one of us! “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:29–31).

If God is so faithful and cares so much about the macro and the micro, why should we worry?

  1. Inspired by an article in Scientific American by Rhett Herman. Note: Figures have been rounded off for simplicity. ↑