new church life: jan uary/february 2015
for the moon, earth would wobble along like Mars. This stability is another
important element in development and preservation of life on earth as we
know it. Similarly, a husband’s calm, steady presence can stabilize his wife
when she is feeling out of kilter.
Just as does the moon, earth has her own relationship with the sun. She too
receives light and warmth directly from the sun. How beautifully earth shines,
marbled blue, green and white, out into the heavens. Astronauts have told us
that seeing her brilliance from space – the moon even – caused a spiritual, lifechanging experience.
How blessed the moon is to call her his own, to share with none her
exquisite radiance which he beholds day and night; and not only to bask
passively, but to play an essential role in her vibrant vitality.
The moon loves his earth. Blessed the man who so adores his wife.
Kent Rogers graduated from Bryn Athyn College in 1995
with a BA in Religion. He founded the Loving Arms Mission,
which raises funds for New Church orphanages. In 1999 he
established New Life Children’s Home in Nepal, where he and
his wife, Shova, have been father and mother, including their
own two children. In 2011 his book, 12 Miracles of Spiritual
Life, was published by the Swedenborg Foundation. In 2012 he
received his Master’s in Mental Health from the University of
Massachusetts in Boston. Contact: [email protected].
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