Hey friends, welcome to the Graceology with Gwen Smith podcast.

I'm Gwen Smith and I'm really glad you're here.

We've changed things up a bit for season four, so while I'm still hosting weekly shows with incredible guests and meaningful conversations,

I'll also be sharing a weekly episode with just me, talking to just you, in a reflective,

devotional kind of style to help connect those bruised and broken places we all have to the beautiful

hope of Jesus. So now I invite you to sit back and take a deep

breath as I share with you a moment of grace. The glasses we had to wear looked ridiculous.

They came in lots of shapes, colors, and styles, and were sold for weeks

leading up to the big event. Some people made viewing machines out of cereal boxes. Others

went against the warnings and attempted to see the celestial wonder without eclipse glasses.

The epic 70-mile-wide path of totality stretched across 14 states from Oregon to

South Carolina, changing day into night for a few unforgettable moments. It was the longest total

solar eclipse of the century, the first in 40 years, and all of the North American continent was

amped up to see it. The day was electric. People from every state and all around the world

celebrated the light show. It was August 11, 2018. The sun beat its chest powerfully with

temperatures that rose above 90 degrees Fahrenheit

in North Carolina as my mom, daughter, and I met up to experience the great American eclipse together.

For an hour and a half, the moon's shadow traveled east over the face of the sun, wooing millions

of people along the way. And as incredible as the

moon dance was during the great American eclipse, the resplendent light of the Lord is galaxies greater.

Psalm 764 says you are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game. God outshines all others,

every wonder of earth. A song and psalm of Asaph, Psalm 76 celebrates the awesome power of God

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