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Thursday, February 20, 2025
Some questions I sometimes ask myself about a photo is “Where are the people?” and “Where is God?” I wondered about this picture of Snoqualmie Falls. There seem to be people who visit the lodge and who might be looking out the windows. There are probably people who work in the electric power generation buildings.
The next question is “Where is God?” There could be several answers to this one and you could probably point to something related to God. The one I’ll choose is the power line that crosses over the falls. More specifically, let’s consider the electrons flowing through the line.
I find it fascinating that electrons carry energy that can be used to power so many things in our households. The electrons don’t just work by themselves. They need an energy source at one end of the line and a consumer at the other end. As soon as the connection at the source is broken, the electron loses its ability to do more work.
What if people are a bit like electrons? People rely on the goodness of God to go about their daily lives of helping their families, employers, and friends. That energy passes along from one person to the next. If they don’t pass that energy to others, their lives become meaningless, and they might pursue activities that only help themselves.
I get the impression that each individual electron is not working too hard, and it does not fizzle out. So maybe people can do lots of little things that are not a burden, and it will keep the energy flowing.