If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.Â
 Colossians 3:1–3
Though Halley’s Comet only passes by Earth every seventy-five years, each passage leaves behind a trail of astronomical debris which crosses the path our planet takes around the sun each year. That debris produces the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, during which viewers may see fifty shooting stars per hour at its peak. The 2026 Eta Aquarids peaked earlier this month and are expected to remain visible through May 28, though this year’s peak was not as impressive as normal. That is because the moon was very bright and nearly full during the peak, keeping many people from seeing the normal display. The moon did not remove the meteors from the sky, but its brightness made them much harder to see.
Our focus works much the same way. When our eyes are fixed on Jesus Christ and the eternal things waiting for us in Heaven, the things of this world lose much of their power to attract and control our hearts. They may still be present, and some of them may even be beautiful or impressive, but they cannot compare with the glory of Christ.
Our evaluation of the things we experience—how large or how small they seem—is dependent, not on the experience itself, but on where our focus is. The brightness of the glory of Jesus Christ far eclipses anything this world has to offer, and it is vital for us to keep our eyes on Him. “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2).
