The full moon is beginning to wane and while I don’t grieve over the diminishment, I look forward wholeheartedly to all the phases leading up to another full, luminous moon. I am a Moon Lover. Never a worshipper, but so aware of the loveliness the moon gives to our world, that I look for it each and every day, talk about it with people, and know the words to many songs written extolling either the beauty or sway this traveling orb has over lives.
“Shine on, shine on Harvest Moon up in the sky...” just a sentimental song about love? Actually, the Harvest Moon was a topic in the news last night as farmers take advantage of the all-night-night-light to get in their crops. One of my favorite songs says, “The moon and I are much the same; we’re both reflections of a greater light.” A few more moon songs are Moon River Miami
Scientifically, puzzlement sometimes sets in as I ponder the orbit, the tilt, the makeup of moon rocks, but those sometimes mysterious aspects can’t detract me from the joy the constant light of the moon gives to me. Whether the phase is a tiny sliver of the crescent moon, the quarter, or somewhere in between, I love it!
Judging from the huge amount of information written about our moon, I am not alone in my devotion to earth’s glowing satellite. Literature, the internet, and the Bible are chock full of moon references. Here’s a good one from my favorite book: Psalm 89:37 – “And his throne as the sun before me and as the moon, perfect forever and a faithful witness in heaven.” I like that, “perfect forever and a faithful witness.”
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