Thankful For Wonder

After spending an extensive amount of time with two small people this past week (my two children, to be exact), I am again in awe of a child's sense of wonder. What makes them so excited about seeing an airplane in the sky, or a truck full of Christmas trees headed down the highway? Why do they "ooh" and "aah" over Christmas light displays, no matter how poorly constructed? I don't think it's an under-developed sense of aesthetics, but more a connection to the wonder that can be found in everyday life. Sure, I wonder about big theological concepts like forgiveness and atonement and God's all-powerful nature, but I also long to have more of my children's sense of awe about things I tend to find mundane. I want to remember to thank God for the changing of seasons and the various changes that brings to our world. I want to be pleased when I see what marvelous thing another of God's creatures has made, whether it be an airplane or an MRI machine or a painting of a sunset. Lord, help us to be in awe of the wonder of this life you've called us to, in all of its fullness. (John 10:10b)