Mrs Chugley and I like to begin each day with a reading from Our Daily Bread. Yesterday’s author was Remi Oyedele from Nigeria:

‘Using acoustic astronomy, scientists can observe and listen to the sounds and pulses of space. They’ve found that stars don’t orbit in silence in the mysterious night sky, but rather generate music. Like humpback whale sounds, the resonance of stars exists at wavelengths or frequencies that may not be heard by the human ear. Yet, the music of stars and whales and other creatures combine to create a symphony that proclaims the greatness of God.’

We were both reminded of The Almighty God’s question of Job :

‘Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened or who laid the corner stone thereof; when the morning stars sang together, and all The Sons of God shouted for joy?’ (Job 38:4-7)

Of course, my readers will also be familiar with Lorenzo’s moonlight serenade to Jessica in Shakespeare’s  The Merchant of Venice (Act V: Scene 1 lines 58 – 65).

”Sit Jessica: look, how the floor of heaven
Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
There’s not the smallest orb, which thou behold’st,
But in his motion like an angel sings,
Still quiring to the young-ey’d cherubins;
Such harmony is in immortal souls;
But, whilst this muddy vesture of decay
Doth grossly close it in, we cannot hear it.”

Gibber! Gibber!

Chugley, The Starry-Eyed Chimpanzee