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The “wow” of wonder

Full moon

It turns out that Epiphany is all about Wow. The wow of a star leading wise men to the wonder of the baby Jesus. The wow of Jesus being transfigured on top of the mountain, which means that he shone in glory. The wow of water becoming wine. Some of us may have some trouble with the chemistry of that one – but the effect is “wow,”

For Anne Lamott, “wow” means we are not dulled to wonder. (Page 71, Help Thanks Wow.) And I wonder (in the pondering sense) if a wow is really a wow unless someone acknowledges it. There are a lot of amazing things – wow things, that happen, but I get too often get too focused on tasks and machines and worries that I miss them. And the wow passes by – unclaimed.

Wonder abounds. The moon two days ago, just before dawn, was more than I could take in. It was absolutely beautiful. Wow. And thanks.

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St. Clement's Bible Study group read the first three sections of this book together and also read the Bishop's blog. The blog added another dimension to our conversations. We're all retirement age -- and none of us blogs -- but are glad our Bishop does!

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