Sometimes God seems far away. We do not see him and we do not hear him. After all, we may think, he might be very busy since he is the  creator of the universe and is responsible for it's care. Could he really be concerned about this tiny speck in the vastness of all of his creation which we call earth? Does he have any reason to value us, poor petty and sinful humans, when he has countless hosts of angles to stand before his throne in heaven to praise him night and day?
May be we are not alone in the universe. There may be another solar system with a sun and its planner more magnificent than our own. Perhaps there are many other planets, populated with creatures who are far superior to us and who have always remained faithful to God. About these matters we do not know. But what we do know is of enormous significance to us. We are aware of the incomprehensible truth that the Son of God has come into our world, not merely to live here, but to suffer here for us who are mere mortals, even to die for us who are a sinful people. Indeed yes, he has died for our salvation. We do not know what is happening at this moment in some distant galaxy, but we do know that on the altar the death and the resurrection of Jesus becomes a reality for us to share. Never should we think that our God is far away. Even if we do not see him or hear him, we experience his divine love in the Eucharistic celebration of his Son's death and resurrection.