Last week, I witnessed a rare wonder. It was special, but brief. This life is more than the occasional spectacle. There is wonder every day, everywhere, given us to enjoy.
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We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing,
not at the mere exception.
We should be startled by the sun, and not by the eclipse.
We should wonder less at the earthquake,
and wonder more at the earth.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Take a good look at God’s wonders—
they’ll take your breath away.
Psalm 66:5 The Message
He does great things too marvelous to understand.
He performs countless miracles.
Job 5:9 NLT
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“Even in the familiar there can be surprise and wonder.”
Tierney Gearon
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“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord—
glorious in holiness,
awesome in splendor,
performing great wonders?
Exodus 15:11 NLT
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“God has strewn our paths with wonders and
we certainly should not go through life with our eyes shut.”
Alexander Graham Bell
Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
E. B. White
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You are the God of great wonders!
You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.
Psalm 77:14 NLT
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O God of Wonder,
enlarge my capacity to be amazed at what is amazing,
and end my attraction to the insignificant.
John Piper
Amen.