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September 16, 2021

Beyond Understanding

Marçal Ainsa i Bertran (Catalonia, Spain)

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The Lord spoke to Job, “Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.” - Job 38:18 (NIV)

One morning I met up with my instructor at the scientific complex of our college, and we went to the room where our Transmission Electron Microscope is kept. In the dim room my instructor showed me the controls, and we started to view our sample. Looking at the computer monitor...

Today's Prayer
Dear God, help us understand our smallness and humbly learn to respect people whose understanding and beliefs are different from ours. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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Job 38:1-7

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