When you think about it, there’s no reason for all this beauty, really, other than to amaze us, to make us a little weak in the knees and a little more aware of God’s grandeur and majesty. …
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In Creativity, Poetry, Spirituality, Vocation & CallTags calling, Christian, creation, gerard manley hopkins, mary oliver, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, purpose, sacred, Spirituality, vocation, walking123 Views7 Comments Steve
The older I get, the more I think that is exactly my work and my call -- to stand still and learn to be astonished a little more often. For our lives and our work rushes by us and whirls around us at dizzying speeds, and when we don’t stop to pay attention and be mindful the world around us never comes fully into focus. …