Moonshot

Deep peace of the running wave to you.

            Deep peace of the flowing air to you.

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you

            Deep peace of the shining stars to you

Deep peace of the gentle night to you

            Moon and stars pour their healing light on you

                        Deep peace of Christ, the light of the world to you. 

 I listened to an interview with Reid Wiseman, the commander of the Artemis spacecraft mission to the moon, including taking a gander at the side of Earth's satellite not visible from our planet.. He was enthusiastic and quite interesting as he explained the years of preparation and the challenges of that dedication as a single parent. 

He mentioned that part of that prep was learning about the significance of the moon in different cultures around the world. I have mentioned that the Canadian on the team, Jeremy Hansen did a vision quest as part of his preparation and I imagine that he learned about the moon from an Indigenous perspective. I was pleasantly surprised that this was part of their education for the mission, given that it isn't of scientific benefit. We are spiritual and cultural beings and this was acknowledged. 

I've noted before that Jesus was likely in a Garden of Gethsemane bathed in moonlight the night before he was arrested and crucified the following day. He was in Jerusalem for Passover, a festival connected to the full moon of the Spring Equinox and Christian Easter is a moon-related celebration as well. 

We're still a couple of weeks away from the June full moon but here are the phases for the month.