Wonder and Awe
How is it that we don't feel more alive? I am on an airplane right now flying through the clouds, yet we are all sitting here silently waiting for this plane to land. We are in between where we've come from and where we are going. We are waiting to arrive at our final destination. It seems however, that we are missing the wonder and awe of the journey.
Have we become so numb to splendor? Are we so dulled by normalcy that we no longer see the beauty around us? Do we still revel in the sound of child's laughter or taste every bite of an amazing meal? Do we miss the moments that we are surrounded by friends and family as the voices of those we love fill the room? Do we recognize the gift of worshiping with others and singing praises to a risen Savior?
I think we are numb. We have dulled not only the pain but the joy. But I have set off to find it again. To be wide eyed like a child in awe of a blooming flower or question where the sun disappears to at night. We are surrounded by wonder and splendor. It is engulfing us. Yet we are so busy looking ahead, we are missing that we're soaring through the clouds.
Have we become so numb to splendor? Are we so dulled by normalcy that we no longer see the beauty around us? Do we still revel in the sound of child's laughter or taste every bite of an amazing meal? Do we miss the moments that we are surrounded by friends and family as the voices of those we love fill the room? Do we recognize the gift of worshiping with others and singing praises to a risen Savior?
I think we are numb. We have dulled not only the pain but the joy. But I have set off to find it again. To be wide eyed like a child in awe of a blooming flower or question where the sun disappears to at night. We are surrounded by wonder and splendor. It is engulfing us. Yet we are so busy looking ahead, we are missing that we're soaring through the clouds.
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