Wonder

Here is a quote by Saint Augustine from my desk calendar:

“People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long course of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.”

I think so. We are marvelous creatures in so many ways. And yet, we rarely stop to notice. We are more likely to notice our shortcomings. We compare ourselves to others who seem to have it all together. We have many insecurities; we think we are small and insignificant. We might not believe we matter much at all.

That may be true, but so is this. We are marvelous in our ability to think and reason and to grasp at ideas from out of thin air. We are incredible survivors of physical, mental and emotional pain. We are passionate lovers of life. We feel, I mean we feel, deeply. We can be utterly confused and we can be absolutely clear. Our whole life long, we fall down and get back up again.

How could it be? How do I exist in this body, with this heart and this mind, at this time on this earth? How is it that creation decided it needed one of me? How did that happen?

I think it’s worth the wonder. At least as much wonder as the stars in the night sky or the hummingbird alight on the feeder or dew clinging to a single blade of grass.

Don’t you think?
Paula