We are on holiday for a week
in Donegal.
Our house is down
a wee, quiet country road
in the middle of nowhere.
Peace and quiet all around –
perfect!

Days are spent
exploring mile after mile
of sandy beaches
and mountain roads.
Nights are spent relaxing
by a blazing coal fire.

Stars catch my eye one night
as I leave our cosy wee house
to get coal for the fire.
Standing in the one spot
I turn slowly
as I gaze at the night sky
so black,
filled with thousands of pinpoints of light –
I feel like I’m standing
in a snow globe of stars!

I feel dwarfed by the immensity
of the night sky
and I feel in awe of My God
whose outstretched hand
created each of these stars,
positioned it in the heavens
and called it by name.

To my delight
a star shoots across the sky
and I breathe a prayer of thanksgiving
to My God
who created me,
who positioned me in life
and who calls me by name
tenderly
every single day.

And as I stand wondering
at the immensity of the heavens
I have a sense
that My God is keeping me
safe and sound
right in the palm
of His hand.

Perfect!

© Claire Murray, 2nd November 2021