I saw Saturn early this morning. \u00a0So did a lot of other people, they just didn’t notice. \u00a0Anyone who glanced at the sky could have seen it.\u00a0 From here on Earth, it looks like a star of average brightness.\u00a0 Until you look through a telescope.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A\u00a0telescope brings\u00a0a wonder that is high above into earthly view.\u00a0 It has no light of it’s own, but when properly aligned, a telescope collects and magnifies the light, allowing others to see Heavenly sites.\u00a0 It doesn’t take a big telescope to see amazing things, just one that is pointed in the right direction.<\/p>\n
Someday, I want to be a telescope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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