Harriett Martineau once said,
We do not believe in immortality because we can prove it, but we try to prove it because we cannot help believing it.
To be certain, there are things in science that we do not believe because we can prove them, yet there is an endless pursuit to keep trying to prove them because we cannot stop believing in them. This week with the emergence of the first-ever image of a black hole–our global scientific community brought forward “proof,” from over 55 million light years away, of a belief they have been trusting since Einstein first articulated it in 1915. That image, what scientists called the most mysterious object in the universe, of deep darkness surrounded by a ring of light made possible by dust caught by flames, excited the global scientific world and provoked my faith. I’ve reconciled in some ways that my faith in God is a bit like their years of research and study—a relentless pursuit, driven not by ability to provide proof but by deep belief. This “faith” solidifies my hope and encourages me to keep trying, especially when others doubt, and perhaps one day if I keep at it the universe will open up a horizon in a unique way and offer the “proof” that is sorely needed.
‘Zekiel saw de wheel
Way up in de middle of de air
‘Zekiel saw de wheel
Way in de middle of de air
De big wheel run by faith
Little wheel run by de grace of God
Wheel in a wheel
Way up in de middle of de air
Wheel, oh, wheel
Wheel in de middle of a wheel
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