Ceremony 

Acknowledging & Honoring The Sacred
by Gabriel Horn

We gaze up at the night sky, miles away from the artificial lights of the civilized world, and we cast our eyes toward the distant heavens and the realm of 
unimaginable space and unlimited possibilities. We stare up at the expanse of an infinite universe with countless stars suspended in the void, and we are connected to Time and Hope, like junctures of light in the deep dark ocean of space.

The great star we call our sun holds us in his influence as we float along on Mother Earth, spinning in cycles within this black celestial sea of nothingness. 
In all this we feel our own sense of place, surprisingly secure, cradled between her and the all-covering Father Sky. Our physical realities dwell here, limited and confined to these human forms, with the exception of that part of ourselves that draws sustenance from moments like this, when we gaze upon the heavens 
and suddenly become aware of the part of ourselves that connects us, as with the silken strands of a spider's web, to all things, great and small, and provides us the gift of potential we have within to expand and explore.

Infinity and eternity are abstractions beyond the intellectual limitations of humankind. In a universe wide as daylight, immense as darkness, there are no boundaries. There are no limitations. These come only when we attempt to define what we cannot. In a universe beyond our comprehension, the potential
for our spiritual growth is restricted only by the physical forms we occupy and by the way we allow ourselves to think -- but the Great Mystery,
regardless, remains forever unending and eternal.