Star Gazing
W ITH friendly persuasion the Rev. J. C. Gorden in a recent Devotional Service from 2YA sought to bring us back to earth again. "Look up to Heaven," he told the ‘stargazers, "for there is the source of our power, but (continued on next page)
(continued from previous page) bring your eyes back to the earth for which its resources are intended." To be fully useful Sputnik II must return to the earth. Finding his text in the story of the ascension of Christ before the wondering gaze of the disciples, Mr Gordon reminded listeners that the Angel of the Lord had counselled the disciples to remember the tasks still to be done. Acknowledging the scientific wonders in our sky and accepting the thrilled surprise of his fellow citizens, $0 preoccupied with outer space, Mr Gordon foresaw danger ahead as our moral and spiritual progress lagged further and further behind our scientific achievements and men turned more and more to the stars to escape facing the enemies of human happiness that still beset the world below. This seemed to me a model of what a radio sermon should be, simple and unforced, striking a cautionary note that rang true, and relating the lesson for the day to the.
topic of the moment.
N.L.
M.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 954, 22 November 1957, Page 34
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216Star Gazing New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 954, 22 November 1957, Page 34
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