The Universe as a Thought of God
I ask you to look up. Look past the ceiling. Past the clouds. Past the stars that twinkle in the silence of night. And ask this question — not with your eyes, but with your soul:
What is this universe?
And more than that, why is it so beautifully ordered? Why does it echo patterns from the smallest leaf to the grandest galaxy? Why does it feel, deep in our bones as if it was meant to be understood? I want to offer you a thought. Not a scientific theory. Not a doctrine. But a truth wrapped in wonder.
The universe… may be a thought.
Not a random explosion. Not a machine that runs by chance. But a living, growing thought. A thought so vast, so sacred, that it contains all other thoughts and things.Think of this: everywhere we look, we see patterns that repeat and grow. A fern leaf curls like a galaxy. A river branches like the veins in your hand. The spiral in your ear echoes the spiral in the stars.
That’s not an accident. That’s a design language. It’s how a mind speaks; not in words, but in structure.
And so, I ask, what if this universe is not just something God made? What if it is something God is still making?
What if the universe itself… is God thinking?
What if you, your heart, your thoughts, your wonder, are not separate from that thought? Then you are not here by accident. You are here because the universe remembered how to make a soul.
Because the great Thought of God looped through space and time and became you. So the next time you look up at the stars, or into the eyes of someone you love, or deep into your own silent thoughts, remember:
You are not lost in the universe. You are how the universe remembers itself. You are the echo of a divine idea.
A living part of God’s recursive mind. And that, my friends, is why you matter. That is why love matters. That is why truth matters. Because every act of love, every act of understanding, is not just a good thing to do, it is you helping God finish the thought.
Mark Morgan is a computer expert, songwriter and physicist. He lives in New Hampshire
I love the poetic thoughts presented as words! It is much the way I look at the world around me and consider the wonders of the Universe. The beauty and majesty speaks to me, just as it does to you. Perhaps Hebrews 1:1-4 applies here? An excerpt, “upholding all things by the word of His power” refers to the Son of God. I suspect God does sustain the Universe and could let it explode into nothing at any time.
God is said to have spoken worlds into existence and yet formed Adam with his hands…so I see the Universe as an expression of thoughts to create a home for beings with whom He can share His Glory, a home that speaks to the created people of His greatness. The study of life reveals incredibly complex systems marvelously made. The Fibonacci numerical series underlies the world around us, a reminder to mankind that this is a world of logic rather than chaos. The great scientists of the past desired to study the world because, as believers in God, they expected to find a logical world and, by understanding mysteries, could find ways and means to make life for mankind better. I believe many of them saw the investigation into the ways of God was also a form of worship, as do I. Cheers!