Daily Reflections - January 29th, 2026

January 29^th, 2026: Most people seem to have this image of God that’s more akin to Zeus then anything else. Lately, I have come to embrace a God that is truly cosmic and universal. What I mean by that is His power extends across the entire cosmos. Everything is His creation, including any potential alien life living on other planets. I don’t think my faith is threatened by the potential existence of aliens to be honest. Whether they believe in God or not, I believe, if they exist, they are just as much a part of God’s creation as us. I think for Christianity to move forward in a healthy way, we need to embrace this vision of a truly universal faith. A God that intersects with everything, whose core teaching of loving one another can be found in every world religion. Limiting God to the walls of dusty old, non transformative, church doctrine is part of the reason so many Christians today turn into atheists. Can you blame them? They haven’t experienced the truly transformative aspects of the faith!! To be honest, I doubt their former pastors have either. God is too strong to be limited to the walls of a church. He is everyone for those seeking Him. I truly believe that. Any Christian who is doubting, who might happen to be reading this, I highly encourage you to read The Universal Christ by Fr. Richard Rohr. In it, he describes a theology that encompasses all of creation in a way that mainstream, modern, Christian teaching fails to do. Modern Christianity is, in many ways, very hollow and empty. Fr. Richard’s work has been praised by the late Pope Francis. I really think that kind of universal Christian thinking is the key to rehabilitating Christianity as a truly worthwhile faith!

Prayer: I can feel Your all around me Lord. May everyone reading this feel Your presence everywhere. You intersect every light year and parsec of this beautiful universe. There is not an inch anywhere on Earth or in Heaven that isn’t touched by Your glory. May the whole world come to recognize that, and be transformed by your awesome presence. Amen.