Return to Wonder!

"Through Jesus, therefore,
let us continually offer to God
a sacrifice of praise."
(Hebrews 13:15a)

This verse started my devotion today.
And it is the subtitle of this blog:
"Entertaining Angels Everyday. . .
continually offering up a sacrifice of praise."

The praise is a sacrifice because
in the offering up
I turn my focus
away from self
to God.

I focus on what is good and right and honorable and true and lovely
in the midst of a broken, ugly, messy life and world.

I make a choice to think on the good, the gifts,
rather than the bad or the lack.

Instead of wandering in discouragement and discontent,
I decide to wonder in God.

This is, perhaps,
what Jesus means when He says that
we must become
like little children
in order to enter the kingdom of God:
we must return to wonder!

Dear God, thank You for these wonders of Your love:
49. the "chunk" of the ice maker working again
50. "Bodypump"
51. teacher appreciation gifts given
52. sweating
53. keeping going 'til the end
54. black-eyed peas and rice, collard greens and cornbread for supper
55. John Victor in Peach County safely almost home
56. tithing
57. reopening our savings account
58. bank ladies who love me anyway
59. packing up the Christmas decorations
60. Andrew picking up Joseph for "Open Mic Night"
61. paying the bills
62. reading the witness of a daily saint
63. little, lovely angel note from an old friend
64. finding the new address of a friend who has moved away

With gratitude,
Sally