Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Take Off Those Mr. Magoo Glasses!

Dating myself, again! Mr. Magoo was that poor near-sighted old fellow who
couldn't see what was in front of him!

From Brendan Manning's The Ragamuffin Gospel
     By and large, our world has lost its sense of wonder. We have grown up. We no longer
    catch our breath at the sight of a rainbow or the scent of a rose, as we once did.....
    We get so preoccupied with ourselves, the words we speak, the plans and projects we
    conceive that we become immune to the glory of creation. We barely notice the
    cloud passing over the moon or the dewdrops clinging tho the rose leaves.

I have been blessed for many years with a preoccupation about the
beauty of this world. I think I was able to pass some of this on to my
daughter as we spent a bunch of time, when she was small, just hanging outside
and being amazed at this world.

I can't count the number of times I have mentioned a beautiful sky,
a rainbow or an animal passing by to someone and had them reply that
they didn't notice. I even became pretty accurate at predicting the arrival
of a rainbow based on angle of sunshine after a rain shower. What intense
beauty, and if really lucky, one can see a second bow, less bright.

We all long to know and see God in our lives. The Bible says that we
can see Him in His creation, and, yep, we most certainly can...IF... we
take the time to notice. No one can create like our creator, and even though
this world certainly has its problems, that doesn't diminish the beauty
of what God spoke into being. He was so right when He said that it was
good.

Sometimes one has to turn off the television, unplug the laptop, leave
the confines of the inside world and go into the world determined to
just quietly look, listen, smell and feel. He gave us those senses with a
purpose. It's a glorious creation; we are blessed to be a part of it!

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