“Seek Jehovah, all you meek ones!” ― Zephaniah 2:3


Enduring Faith

Blind Perception

When Webb's inquiring eye began its search,
It lifted veils to show the farthest light.
And now that man has reached the highest perch,
He can observe the stars beyond the night.
A random cause is all that they can see,
And thus they praise the god of happenstance.
They laud their deity with fickle glee,
Failing to note who built the vast expanse.
What is revealed to them is just a glance
Inside the hand of one they can't conceive.
They credit all that Webb displays to chance,
The non-existent god to whom they cleave.
Though they perceive what lies beyond the sky,
 They blind their inner eye and chase the lie.

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Behind the Verse

What the Webb telescope has revealed is awe-inspiring. Sadly, though, many will attribute the complexity found in the vastness of the universe to mere chance, failing to acknowledge even the possibility of a masterful designer behind what is observed. With this poem, I explore the theme of science versus faith and how people interpret the universe through a lens of skepticism while crediting what they see to luck or chance.


Romans 1:18-20; Isaiah 40:12, 25, 26; Job 26:14; Psalm 8:3, 4; 14:1; 19:1


Poetic form: Sonnet

Image by NASA - Webb Deep Field Image



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