Joining Lisa Jo today for her five-minute word prompt on wonder.
GO!
Sometimes I hurtle through my day with asteroid momentum, numb to the awe-tinged.
Sometimes I just dog paddle through my week while glory swims around me.
I rush through life at a frantic pace with eyes that do not see.
I don’t stop to wonder at the wonder.
To marvel at the gifts piled as far as I can see.
If I stopped to see.
I’m not amazed at the way the sunlight glows on green.
Or how raindrops flower dance.
Or storm clouds tumble shades of gray.
I don’t catch my breath at the vastness of a starlit sky.
Or how I spin around on a giant ball and don’t fall off.
I don’t feel the thumping of my heart that pulses blood through miles of tunnels.
Or consider my fearfully and wonderfully made frame crafted in perfection.
I’m not stunned with amazement at melodies or colors or aromas.
Sometimes I search for wonder and wonder why I can’t find it.
I look past it when it’s right in front of me.
Sometimes I don’t stop long enough to be still and know.
To wonder at the wonder.
STOP!
Take a good look at God’s wonders— they’ll take your breath away. ~Psalm 66:5 (Message)
Also spilling these crumbs with sweet Emily.
Jenny says
This was EXACTLY what I needed to hear today! Thank you for your Spirit inspired words!
Sandra says
Thanks so much, Jenny. I think I needed to hear myself, too. 😉
Linda says
Oh yes, to wonder at the wonder. I tend to do the same thing. I sometimes realize I’ve spent a whole day going through life without really seeing. I am trying to slow down and savor the moments.
This was wonderful Sandy.
Sandra says
Thanks, Linda. I really work at the seeing, but fail so often. Those moments we don’t savor? They are gone.
Melissa says
I love this ” Sometimes I search for wonder and wonder why I can’t find it. I look past it when it’s right in front of me.”
As a mother I frequently feel that, I am surrounded my wonder if I would just stop and look.
Beautiful.
Sandra says
Oh, if we could only learn to see with the eyes of a child on a regular basis. We (I) sometimes get so impatient with their wonder. Thank you, Melissa.
diana says
Well, so much for ‘whoa on writing’ – thank goodness!! LOVED this, loved it. Have blogged on exactly this same idea – just not in 5 minutes and not so beautifully. Thanks, sweet Sandy, for these good words.
Sandra says
LOL. Well, you *can* see some holes in my calendar. 🙂 I can’t stop completely. Well, maybe I could, but I don’t want to. Thanks, Diana!
journeytoepiphany says
Thanks for always reminding me why I need to stop. look. and listen.
Sandra says
Reminding myself, too 🙂
elk says
a very poetic reminder .. such a descriptive list to dwell on here