There is a great affinity between people and beaches. Catholic Fundamentalists, who see God as the Unprogrammed Programmer, think this is because we human, free-will programs, see the beach as the place where some of the UP’s greatest programs come together.
First, there is our own, individual program. In front of us is the vast Ocean Program, including the basic water program, the dissolved mineral programs, the fish programs, the dolphin programs, the kelp programs, and all those within the Ocean Program.
When we look landward, we are aware of the sand programs, the hill programs beyond, and above us is the vast Atmosphere Program, above which the mighty Sun Program provides the light and heat to keep all of earth’s Life Programs going.
The Unprogrammed Programmer provided many areas, like beaches, where we would be aware of the complexity of His Programs, but beaches remain among the most popular. As we grow in faith, we see that every person we meet is also a place where programs have come together in remarkable complexity.
As we learn to love our neighbors, we appreciate the difficulties that they, like us, have when it comes to making sense of all His Programs.
