Faith and Science

Okay, so can we can just talk about how amazing God is for a second?  I am a biochemistry major, and I've really only been studying the sciences really in depth for a couple months, but I have learned so many amazing things about how life works.  Every time I open my textbook, I see God.  In today's society, that sounds really strange, especially with all the evolution talks.  But even in the first chapter of biology, where all it speaks of is the biosphere and such, the complexity of the world is brought to light.  The deeper I go, the more I realize that we are not here by accident.  The systems and reactions and cells in the body, or even the microscopic bacteria, are far too complex to simply have happened.

Do you realize the amount of steps and processes that occur just in the mitochondria of a cell to provide our bodies with energy?  It's amazing, quite simply (and also completely overwhelming).  Atoms, the smallest unit of matter, can react with other atoms in an almost infinite number of ways, yet our bodies know the codes to arrange them in a way to specifically suit our needs. The neurons that connect in your brain to form memories, or even that cause your hand to move as you are scrolling, are incredibly complex, yet specific to a function.  Our body can be scratched, bruised, and broken, yet still manage to heal itself.  If that doesn't point to God, I don't know what does.

I could probably get some criticism for this post, but I don't mind.  Everything I am seeing and learning is reflecting God.  We are not here by accident.  Random particles did not come together to form systems as complex and as perfectly organized as the ones on this Earth.  Humans are flawed by sin, but I believe our bodies, the ecosystem, and the stars are all still intact, the way God created them to be.  The mitochondria in our cells are making energy so we can praise God, yet so often we use it for something pointless.  We need to take a look inside ourselves, not just our souls, but the bodies that house them, and examine how we are the artwork of a magnificent, beautiful, and perfect God.