To Be Filled with Wonder

The Beatitudes are the path Christ offers to lead us to true happiness. They are like a prism through which we can view our lives. Humility and poverty shape our way of seeing things differently, not so that we may seek power, possessions, and pleasure, but so that we may learn to appreciate what comes from God and what truly has value.

Noticing What Others Do Not See

Wonder is another of those saintly qualities which I have spoken about before. It is the gift of seeing what others overlook and allowing ourselves to be moved by what God is doing in creation, in the lives of others, and in our own hearts. It is easy to be captivated by extraordinary events and remarkable achievements. Yet it is a grace to delight in the ordinary moments of everyday life, in quiet acts of love, and in the smallest of things. God is present there as well, often even more so than in the things that attract everyone’s attention.