Physicists wanted answers to a big question, so they
constructed the largest machine in the world to get them. The Large Hadron
Collider cost about $10 billion to build, consists of a 17-mile long underground
tunnel, and shoots 40 million protons per second toward each other through the
tunnel at 99.9999991% of the speed of light. The hope is to finally detect the
Higgs boson particle, nicknamed the “God particle” because it is predicted to
be the fundamental building block of everything in the universe.
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Although physicists dislike the “God particle” nickname, it
seems appropriate considering how He reveals Himself. Smack in the middle of
pain, grief, suffering and doubt crashing through our lives, we cry out “God,
where are you?” but we don’t get a clear answer. We want answers and relief in
a yoctosecond, but evidence of God’s presence can take years to see. It took me
over 20 years to finally understand my parents’ divorce was probably the best
thing to happen to my spiritual growth, despite the confusion and sadness I
experienced when I was a boy. I wanted answers, but got none at the time.
Similarly, despite direct involvement in some of God’s
mightiest miracles, Moses still needed reassurance that God would continue to
lead the Israelites through the desert after leaving Egypt. Even after holding
his hands up to part the Red Sea, Moses still had doubts about God. He pleaded
for answers from God, and wanted to see Him directly face to face.
“Then the Lord said, ‘There is a place near me where you may
stand on a rock. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock
and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove my hand
and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.’”(Exodus 33:21-23).
