Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me
Keep my mind on what matters,
which is my work,
Which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished.
--Mary Oliver from The Messenger
Eugene Peterson speaks to wonder as a sign of living a resurrection filled life. Cultivating wonder is a prophetic way to be in the world: seeing deeply and with fresh eyes the world around us.
I love productivity blogs--the adrenaline boost of getting more done more quickly certainly appeals to me. But although that's all fine and good, productivity and efficiency are not markers of God. Wonder, loving the world, the embrace of our imperfect selves: these are signs of resurrection life.
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