Day 19: Wonder
There are somethings that fill my heart with wonder. I love the water. I love being near the ocean, feeling the mist and hearing the waves rhythmically come to shore. When I sit by the water I feel peace. I wish I could do this every day.
There are people whose gifts fill my heart with wonder. Last night I was able to spend time listening to an incredible musician. Dwayne Adell is a pianist unlike any other that I’ve heard. His unique gift is remarkable in that he doesn’t practice the piano in the traditional sense but has the ability to play the most demanding, beautiful and inspiring melodies and harmonies.
When I listen to him I am filled with worship. I am amazed by the gift that he has been given. I don’t worship him. I worship the giver of the gift. When I’m basking in the sanctuary of nature I don’t worship the ocean or the trees, I worship the designer of all that calms and inspires me.
The writer of Psalm 8 seemed to understand how I feel in these moments of wonder. He writes:
8 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
My problems are small compared with the glory of all that God has created. My sickness or depression is a tiny thing compared with all the joy and healing expressed around me in so many ways from the hand of the one who gave us life. So it is important to spend time in things that create wonder in our hearts. For this wonder begets worship.
Today I will wonder and worship!
