Wonder
“Wonder
is the longing, doubt, hope, drive, curiosity, faith-in-things-unseen
that moves the world forward as we co-create amazing things with God.
We are all children in God's great sandbox, playing with raw
materials from Her hand.”
Molly
Baskette (“The Two Disciplines of Wonder” in Wonder: Advent
Devotional of the United Church of Christ)
Molly
Baskette makes the point in her article “The Two Disciplines of
Wonder” that science and faith are not at odds with one another. In
fact, she writes that “the opposite of faith is not doubt—it's
certainty.” The universe, including us, is ever evolving—nothing
is certain except for continual change. Instead of certainty, our
universe is filled with possibility, and humankind is in the business
of delving into all its dimensions. Science helps us do that.
What
drives us both in faith and science is our sense of curiosity and
wonder. Who can look at the night sky and not wonder at its beauty, and question whether we're alone or if others are out there? Who can look into the eyes of a beloved pet and not ponder
what they might be thinking? Who can take a walk on a winter day and
not be amazed by the diversity of life and how it manages to flourish
even in snow? We want to know. We push our knowledge forward because
we're innately curious beings. We are created to probe for answers.
My
friend, Leslie Lee, posted a video on her Facebook page of a baby
panda stretching and yawning. I couldn't stop watching that precious little life form just beginning to open its eyes and wonder the same
thing I do--”What's out there?” Connections at the heart level.
We
21st century human beings still stand in awe of the
splendor of this world. And that awe swells in us as faith.
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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