New Church Life Jan/Feb 2015 | Page 47

Love in the Celestial Spheres: Seeing Our Relationships in Earth, Moon and Sun E. Kent Rogers Y ou may be surprised that the sun accounts for more than 99% of the mass in the entire solar system and that it is believed to be brighter than 85% of all stars in the entire Milky Way galaxy. As by far the brightest and warmest object in our stellar vicinity, the sun is readily understood to be a symbol of the Lord. We even read that the “sun of righteousness risen with healing in its wings