Tonight I watched the movie, “A Million Miles Away”. It was the true story of a man from Mexico who grew up traveling from place to place and working on farms with his family. His dream was to be an astronaut. His family made sacrifices so he could go to school and he earned a Master’s degree in engineer. After decades of work,  perseverance and additional sacrifices made by his wife and children, he finally achieved his goal and was on a flight crew of the space shuttle Discovery. It was an inspirational movie. When it finished, I wanted to learn more about the gentleman – Jose Hernandez – so I read more about him. I also watched a video interview with him. The movie seemed to be very true to his life. His family and community fully supported him in his endeavor. His father shared his recipe to accomplish what you want. That played a huge part in his life. He was asked about his faith. He replied that science and religion can coexist. Science explains how things happen. Religion explains why. He went on to say that when he was in space, he would look out one window and see the beauty of Earth, which is actually just a small microcosm of the universe. And when he looked out the other window, he saw everything else – the rest of space, which is perfectly aligned. As a scientist, he said he wasn’t sure he could explain all of that, and there has to be something else out there that we don’t understand – God. The movie was inspiring, the man was equally so.

I Found God today in the story of perseverance and faith of an astronaut.