Stars Are Like People That Way

Have you ever laid out at night and just looked at all the stars? It’s amazing how many there are…billions and billions of different stars all in different places. Yet, for the most part they all look the same.
Stars are kind of like people. There are so many of them and they all look the same with a quick glance. But the more you look at them, the more different they are. They all have something unique that makes them who they are.
Have you ever heard that the light from the stars we are seeing now is like 1000 years old? So by the time we see it, the star could’ve been dead for just that long. Stars are like people that way too, by the time you realized they’ve changed it’s too late. The person you knew is already gone.
I’m sure you’ve noticed that you can’t see stars in the daylight. But when nightfall comes they appear one by one until the whole sky is scattered with stars of all different sizes. Stars are like people in that way too, it takes a certain time or place for them to show their true selves, or themselves at all.
Have you ever planned to go out and look at the stars and get outside to find no stars in the sky because it’s cloudy? Or you only see some, and not all of them? Stars are like people that way too, people find a way to only show themselves when the conditions are right.
Would you be impressed with the sky if only a couple stars existed? Would it be as breathtaking or beautiful? No, it wouldn’t. It takes all the stars together in the sky to make it beautiful. Stars are like people that way. Sometimes all a person needs is a little help from some friends to make something 'just right.'
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “If stars should appear once every thousand years, how men would marvel and stare.” We take advantage of the stars just as we take advantage of the people in our lives. So next time you are out at night and see the stars think of the people you love and say a prayer of thanks for them. And if you’re lucky enough to see a shooting star, don’t forget to tell God thanks for the stars too.