Day 23: Wander, Wonder
When I first read this title I read it as "Wander Wonder." I thought is was about the wonder found in aimlessly wandering around the neighborhood contemplating everything and maybe nothing all at the same time. The wonder that comes as you realize you are somewhere else, but maybe don't remember the journey there.
But it really says, "Wander, Wonder." Two separate thoughts. First you wander. Then you wonder. Like maybe you come to a spot on your journey before it ends where you stop and wonder. Where you wonder about the possibilities to come. Where you wonder about things that could have gone differently and what effect that would have made on your journey. And then you wander some more. Always stopping to wonder about the beauty around you. Wondering how those little things can take your breath away--the hoar frost clinging to barbed wire, a freshly fallen blanket of snow, a kitten's purr. Wondering how all of these things can be beautiful in a world filled with so much that is ugly. Wandering some more before coming to a spot that leads you to wonder about the Maker of that beauty. Wondering how He could have known all this would happen and still want to be with us enough to go ahead with His plan. Wondering at the way He chose to have His son, the Redeemer of the world, be born in a stable. The way He was willing to sacrifice His son to pay for the ugly filth that fills our lives. The way He makes everything beautiful.
I wonder as I wander.
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