February 19: The Sky Is Telling You Something

When was the last time you really looked up at the sky?

David wrote that the heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies display His handiwork. Day after day they pour out speech. Night after night they reveal knowledge. No words, no voice, and yet their message goes out to the whole earth.

The sky is preaching every day. Most of us just don’t notice.

Drinking narrows a person’s world. Days shrink down to a few things: getting the drink, having the drink, recovering from the drink, hiding the drink. You can go months without seeing a sunrise, except maybe on the way home from somewhere you shouldn’t have been. You stop noticing the change of seasons. Life gets small and gray.

Early sobriety often brings the world back into focus. People talk about it surprisingly often. They notice birds again. The smell of rain. The color of the sky in the evening. It’s as though the world was there all along, and they’re finally sober enough to see it.

That noticing can be part of Step Two. Coming to believe in a Power greater than yourself doesn’t have to start with arguments. It can start with wonder. You look at something beautiful and vast, a night sky, a mountain, a winter morning, and you feel small in a good way. You sense that you didn’t make this, and neither did anyone else you know.

That’s not proof in a courtroom sense. But it’s a kind of knowledge, like the psalm says. Creation points beyond itself.

It’s also simply good for you. Fresh air, sunlight and walking help the body and the mind in early recovery. Getting outside is one of the easiest healthy things you can do.

So go outside today. Look up. Let the sky preach for a while.

One thing today

Take a fifteen-minute walk outside with no headphones. Look for three things you’d stopped noticing. Thank God for each.

A prayer

God, I’ve been staring at the ground for a long time. Open my eyes to what You’ve made. Let the world around me remind me that You are real and near.

Wonder can be a start to Step Two.

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