star frame

the image of a star is quite an oddity. with all we know about stars and their form, we still repeatedly depict them and recognize them with angled points (usually with the ubiquitous five- point; "why five?" ive always wondered). the reality of a star is shrunken from infernal blaze, nearly infinite energy, and beyond blinding light to a few triangles when depicted. even the immense pictures we have of our galaxy captured with our most advanced technology hardly gives us an idea of what firsthand encounter would be like. we often do the same thing when it comes to God. we know and acknowledge that God is infinitely powerful and wonderful... (ive often caught myself just repeating the word 'blah' in my prayers). still, when thinking about God and certain situations, we come up short- sided. we cant help but box God in a little frame. not only that, but like adding triangles to a star, we tend to add certain more human- like qualities to Him (constraints of time and space, human emotions, etc.) and make God something entirely different in our minds. this problem may never escape us, but if we take the time to only acknowledge God for what we know Him to be and leave the rest (see sweet uncertain) we might just be able to gain a better understanding of who He is.