“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
It’s incredibly easy to go through life and miss out on the wonders around us. I struggle with this often. I catch glimpses of beauty, snippets of song, find moments of awe… here and there between staring at one screen to the next, finishing one meeting to rush to another, making sure dinner is made and kids are carted to activities and bills are paid. I know if I’d pay more attention, I would see more of the beauty around me, I know if I’d take a quiet walk in nature, or focus on the clouds, or really look into someone’s eyes, I’d see more of God. My prayer today is that we would, as Yeats said, allow our sense to grow sharper. That we would see the incredible things in even the most common situations. That we would glorify God for all the wonders He has blessed us with, instead of missing them completely.
“Many, Lord my God,
are the wonders you have done,
the things you planned for us.
None can compare with you;
were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they would be too many to declare.”
Journey on!