The Sun Was Gone

It was an amazing sight, as I looked up into the sky.  The sun was entirely gone.  It hasn’t happened like that since, well, since ….

Well, since last night at this time.

And so, I looked into the starlit sky when I drove to my midnight hour at the adoration chapel, and I said aloud: “Praise God.”

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Psalm 136

Praise the LORD, for he is good
for his mercy endures forever;
Praise the God of gods;
for his mercy endures forever;

Praise the Lord of lords;
for his mercy endures forever;
Who alone has done great wonders,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who skillfully made the heavens,
for his mercy endures forever;
Who spread the earth upon the waters,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who made the great lights,
for his mercy endures forever;
The sun to rule the day,
for his mercy endures forever;

The moon and stars to rule the night,
for his mercy endures forever;
Who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
for his mercy endures forever;

And led Israel from their midst,
for his mercy endures forever;
With mighty hand and outstretched arm,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who split in two the Red Sea,
for his mercy endures forever;
And led Israel through its midst,
for his mercy endures forever;

But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,
for his mercy endures forever;
Who led the people through the desert,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who struck down great kings,
for his mercy endures forever;
Slew powerful kings,
for his mercy endures forever;

Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his mercy endures forever;
Og, king of Bashan,
for his mercy endures forever;

And made their lands a heritage,
for his mercy endures forever;
A heritage for Israel, his servant,
for his mercy endures forever.

The Lord remembered us in our low estate,
for his mercy endures forever;
Freed us from our foes,
for his mercy endures forever;

And gives bread to all flesh,
for his mercy endures forever.
Praise the God of heaven,
for his mercy endures forever.

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A great philosopher once said that we think that the sun lights our way, but we forget that only in the dark can we see the most distant stars.