On a wistering mountain top this evening, I saw lava with my own eyes for the first time. It was far, far away, but there was still something surreal about the red glow on the mountain. It reinforced the sheer force of the universe, and our planet. There I was, one among a few hundred, witnessing the creation of new earth. How wondrous this planet is that we inhabit, and how we must appreciate it as we move forward.