No. 3 Misplaced Wonder

In the same way water is the source of life, adoration feeds wonder. When I set my eyes on Jesus as the one necessary thing, my sense of wonder and amazement is well-fed. When I am not looking at him, my wonder becomes misplaced, misguided, and minuscule.

Take Mary and Martha for example (Luke 10:38-42.) Martha was busy. Mary was sitting. Martha was troubled by many things. Mary had chosen the one necessary thing, the good portion–Jesus

Martha Kilpatrick says it best in her book, Adoration.

“Martha’s life was multiple, dispersed in the fever of many attractions, confused by many self-loves. Mary’s life was simple, honed and distilled to the sole thing she deemed essential, her object of love…

Life is a set of enticing traps. A hundred friendly roads beckon us, promising magic destinations. But to follow so many avenues creates only a maze…of no purpose, and that splendid mystery of our existence is lost by meaningless circling.”

So, yeah, I’m learning that true wonder has a singular focus. Specifically, Jesus. A dispersed focus will misplace wonder every time.

Jesus, I echo the cry of David. You are my stronghold. One thing I am asking, one thing I seek: to be with you, to gaze on you all my days. I adore you, be my wonder!