2021 Daily Devotion - Day 441

-
A class of students were asked to list what they considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement:
Egypt’s Great Pyramids
The Taj Mahal
The Grand Canyon
The Panama Canal
The Empire State Building
St. Peter’s Basilica;
And China’s Great Wall...received the most votes from the students.

While gathering the votes, the teacher noticed that one student, a quiet girl, hadn’t turned in her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The quiet girl replied, “Yes, a little. I couldn’t quite make up my mind because there are so many.”

“Well, tell us what you have and maybe we can help.”

She hesitated a little, and said, “Then I think the Seven Wonders of the World are:
1. To Touch; 2. To Taste; 3. To See; 4. To Hear; 5. To Feel; 6. To Laugh; and 7. To Love.”

The teacher was startled; and the room was so quiet that you could have heard a pin drop. The quiet girl challenged them to think a little differently, and reminded us that the things we overlook and are simple and ordinary, are often the most wonderful. And we don’t have to travel far and wide to experience them. Slow down...to touch; to taste; to see; to hear; to feel; to laugh; and to love. Enjoy your gift!

The dialogue above was taken from a video released by “Inspired”. While viewing the beautiful images, two truths came to mind: One, we have been created in God’s image:

Genesis 1:27
“So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God, He created them.”

Second, we need to listen to the wisdom that comes from a young child’s mind. Jesus is encouraging us to listen and not discount children when He states:

Matthew 19:14
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Pray with me:
Father God, we are blessed to be children formed in Your image. You provide all that is required to fully experience life here on earth. Please help us to be like children; taking in the beauty which surrounds us, experiencing life through our five senses, to laugh often, and above all else, to love all people. To You be the glory, in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Patti May
Mount of Olives Church Stephen Ministry


Mount of Olives Church
Tags:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

2021 Daily Devotion - Day 369

-
Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11NRSV When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.” This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying, “Tell the daughter of Zion, look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes i...
More »

2020 Daily Devotion - Day 81

-
John 15:15 NRS I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. From an article on some of the great hymns of the church, we learn about the hymn, “What a Friend we have in Jesus”:   In 1844 a young Irishman, Joseph Scriven, had completed his college education and returned home to marry his sweetheart. As he was traveling to meet her on the day before the planned wedding, he came upon a horrible scene—his beautiful fiancée tragically lying under the water in a creek bed after falling off her horse. Later, Scriven moved to Canada and eventually fell in love again, only to experience devastation once more when she became ill and died just weeks before their marriage. For the second time, this humble Christian felt the loss of the woman he loved. The following year, he wrote a poem to his mother in Ireland that desc...
More »

2020 Daily Devotion - Day 120

-
"An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?" Many people often look at the negative side of life. President Reagan used to say that when people do this, it’s as if when you “give them a silver lining, they will find a cloud”. Of course, he was using the old saying “in every cloud, there is a silver lining” and reversing it to make a point. It is very important to be a “glass half full” kind of person. Looking for and expecting good things helps us to stay hope-filled. So, on this new day, be a positive person. Look for the good in everything. Look for hope in everything. Refuse to let yourselves dwell on the negative. Speak to others in inspirational ways, and you will find that your days will be better. Ephesians 4:29 ESV Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Pray with Me: Heavenly Father, so many peop...
More »