Wonder at the Ordinary
Seeing God in the everyday.
Beauty isn't reserved for spectacular moments.
The big idea
If you can't find God in your Tuesday, you probably won't find him in your spiritual mountaintops either.
What does “Wonder at the Ordinary” walk through?
The Heavens Declare
Psalm 19:1 · KJV
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
In plain English
The sky preaches a sermon about God every day — the work of his hands.
Look Up
When was the last time you actually looked at the sky? Or noticed the way light hits a wall? Or paused for a flower? God planted glory everywhere. Most of us have just stopped looking.
This Is the Day
Psalm 118:24 · KJV
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
In plain English
This day — this exact day — was made by God. Receive it. Be glad in it.
“Wonder is the antidote to numbness. Practice it.”
Three Things
Try this every day for a week: at bedtime, list three things from the day that struck you — the laugh of a friend, the taste of coffee, a moment of sun. Wonder is a muscle. Use it and it grows.
Pray
Lord, restore my eyes. Let me see beauty in the ordinary. Let today's smallest gifts hit me with their actual weight.
Write it down
What three small things from today are worth noticing? List them.
You finished: Wonder at the Ordinary
Wonder is everywhere. You just have to slow down enough to receive it.
Which passages does this journey use?
2 passages, drawn from Psalm 19:1, Psalm 118:24. Every verse appears here in the King James text with a plain-English line beside it, so you can read it without a commentary open. Allow about 5 minutes for the whole thing, or 6 short sittings.
- Psalm 19:1
- Psalm 118:24
Read any of these in full on the complete KJV, or look the wording up independently at Blue Letter Bible.
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