I spend a considerable portion of my life in the spiritual/cognitive state of "Wondering Why..." I wonder why a wet golden retriever won't shake UNTIL he leaves the easily wipable confinement of the shower stall. I wonder why the phone book font is so small. I wonder why one friend's cancer was cured and another's returned. I wonder why I live in the midst of plenitude while others have so little. I wonder why I seem to NEED an item within a week of finally discarding it. I wonder why I'm the only person I know who doesn't like asparagus. I wonder why I can remember my second grade teacher's birthday but forget the name of the newcomer I met at church. You get the picture.....
Sometimes my wonderings propel me toward answers. But more often than not, those wonderings nudge me toward the heart of mystery where I encounter God. God in the uncertainty of my own capabilities...God in the renewal and re-creation of the brokenness of life...God in the unexpected joys and life-changing moments....God in the opportunities to take a risk and make a difference...God in the chance encounters that disguise new beginnings. Grace abounds. I wonder where you and I will encounter it today?
