'tis the season

Are you up for watching the Lunar Eclipse tonight? I will be standing outside around 11:00 in the hopes the clouds part enough to make it visible. Wouldn't you know that a monumental occurrence would happen in a state where clouds are seldom visible. God willing I won't be disappointed. Just was thinking about what the night must have been like over 2000 years ago. Apparently it was clear as a star shown in the East. Imagine all the good and bad things that have happened in our world and, during it all, the same sky was visible to everyone. Rich, poor, no matter the color of your skin, we are all covered by the same sky. "under God" At this beautiful time of year when we are reminded constantly of "goodwill" I pray we remember that we are all created equal. My prayer for 2011 is, "God help all the nations of our small world to come together to worship you. Let us put aside religious differences and know you are The Lord God who made us all. I'm not as educated as some but simple isn't so bad.