More moon thoughts

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth, the moon and the stars.  Genesis 1:1
We walk by faith not by sight.  2 Corinthians 5:7

Charles Duke is one of the 24 who walked on the moon.  He was the capcom for the Apollo 11 first moon landing and walk.  He was born in Charlotte and grown up in Lancaster, SC attending Lancaster High for awhile.  Later he graduated from the Naval Academy and MIT. 
    Wikipedia says this about Duke: Since 1978, Duke has been a committed born-again Christian. He wrote in his book that his temper, ego, single-minded devotion to work, and greed had ruined his relationship with his wife and his children, and his marriage teetered on the verge of divorce in the late 1960s and early 1970s.^[8] Duke and his wife, who became a Christian before him, both credit religion with making their lives much happier. Duke also stated that his marriage and relationship with his children became considerably better soon after finding religion.^[9] He is active in prison ministry.^[10] 
   Duke says about his walk on the moon, "I used to think that going to the moon would be my greatest achievement.  But my walk with Jesus is more memorable because it is an everyday affair."
    Many of the astronauts had Christian faith.  Buzz Aldrin had communion before he stepped foot on the moon.  One crew of Apollo 8 read from Genesis 1:1 on Christmas Eve - "In the beginning God made the heavens and the earth."  Madeline Murray O'Hare, the famous atheist, threatened to sue NASA for allowing them to say that. 
    Some of the atheist cosmonauts of the U.S.S.R. noted that they did not find God in the heavens.  They were reminded that we walk by faith and not by sight.  The astronauts noted His presence: "If I go up the heavens- even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast."  (Ps. 139).
   When Apollo 13 was in trouble, President Nixon asked all the nation to pray for them.  The whole world did from the Vatican to the Wailing Wall.  It was a unique moment when the world was united in prayer.  Nixon had a day of thanksgiving afterwards. 

Prayer: Lord, when I see the moon tonight, remind me of your presence, your great power and tremendous love.  Let me not take for granted my own smallness but also your own greatness.