Back To Home Page To Archives - Spring of Life - H. Roger Bothwell Ever since he was a kid, Yuji Hyakutake has loved the stars. Now, in the world of astronomy, he is one. With the comet he discovered two months ago drawing near Earth, astronomers around the world are fine-tuning their telescopes, cities throughout Japan are dimming their lights and sky-watchers are getting a rare show. Some astronomers believe this is the biggest comet to pass so close to the earth since 1556. The Comet is said to be as much as 10 miles across and traveling at speed of 198,000 miles per hour. As it reached its nearest point to Earth -- just 9.5 million miles away Monday -- sky-watchers said it had the brightness of Sirius, the brightest star in the northern sky. Its tail -- the real treat -- is estimated to measure 62,000 miles. To mark the event, nearly a dozen cities around Japan are dimming their lights at night. Even Tokyo Tower, one of the capital's most visible landmarks, is turning off its light two hours earlier each night until the comet passes. But as bright and as big as it is a very small, very thin layer of clouds can keep us from seeing it. All of it’s brightness is on one side and we are on the other side. I could not but think of the glory and the brightness of Jesus and how easily it can be obscured by our refusal tomake a complete surrender of self to Him. He wants so very much to light up our lives and fill us with grace that we might utilize our talents to grow and be everything He ever planned for us - which is so much more than we can plan for ourselves. Whatever we do we must not allow anything to come between us and our savior. I'm Roger Bothwell and my address is hrb1@tiac.net or 151 Old Farm Rd. Leominster, MA 01453. Thank you for your support of our faith ministry. Past devotionals can be accessed at Archives