Recapturing The Wonder

"Wonder is that possession of the mind that enchants the emotions while never surrendering reason. It is a grasp on reality that does not need constant high points in order to be maintained, nor is it made vulnerable by the low points of life’s struggle. It sees in the ordinary the extraordinary, and it finds in the extraordinary the reaffirmations for what it already knows." Ravi Zacharias, Recapture the wonder

I have a small 2 door vehicle with two small side windows in the rear. I have seen them countless times, looked at them, lookd through them... you get the point. Today I learned something new about them that I never thought twice about before. They are triangular in shape. It took the wonder carried by a child to point this out. "Triangle ... the window!", was what I was heard from a sweet soft voice repeatedly. I almost dismissed it, or better yet missed it. I'm glad I didn't. How awesome to be a witness of a child in wonder.

When we were children, so many things made us say, "Wow!" But as we become older and smarter and increasingly cynical, the things that "wow" us not only become more scarce but it takes more for us to find that wonder in the ordinary.

Quoting from Ravi's "Recapture the Wonder": "There are somethings in life, and they may be the most important things, that we cannot know by research or reflection, but only by committing ourselves. We must dare in order to know. Life is full of situations to which I can respond not with part of myself but only with commitment of my whole being."- A guy named J.H. Oldham.

Are we challenged by commitment?

Let me close with this challenge for some to wonder.
"Wonder enriches you when you take the time to reflect and to ponder the greatness of our faith in Jesus Christ," writes Zacharias.