One of the great religious debates has always been if there is a God, where can he be found? Popular thinking in our culture includes three popular camps on the subject, but all of them miss the surprise of Epiphany. For atheists, the answer is simple: Nowhere! He cannot be found anywhere because God does not exist. For believers in the Deity, however, two popular answers are contradictory. For those with deistic tendencies, God is very majestic and distant. We can’t find him because he really does not want to interact with us and desires to remain mostly aloof. He is hidden in his distant Heaven, and we are here on earth, and that is the end of the matter. For others, however, God is very close and near. He resides, and we can listen to him in the recesses of our hearts. Just look inward, and you can find him. The problem with this stance is that when you look inward, it is difficult to distinguish between God, the Devil, yourself, and stomach problems. For many, however, the most absurd answer to the question, “where can you find God?” is that he is found by gazing at the stars. It is probably silly to think about handing out telescopes and astronomy handbooks to all seeking God. Some may be old enough to remember the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (the first man in space), who, upon gazing into the stars and seeing no deity, proclaimed proof that God does not exist.
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