Don't keep waiting for a miracle..

...they are happening in front of your eyes everyday.

 a selection from Martin Luther’s “Lectures on Genesis, Chapters 1-5:

"Miracles become commonplace through their continuous recurrence. Thus we do not marvel at the wonderful light of the sun, because it is a daily phenomenon. We do not marvel at the countless other gifts of creation, for we have become deaf toward what Pythagoras aptly terms this wonderful and most lovely music coming from the harmony of the motions that are in the celestial spheres. But because men (sic) continually hear this music, they become deaf to it, just as the people who live at the cataracts of the Nile are not affected by the noise and roar of the water which they hear continually, although it is unbearable to others who are not accustomed to it…“Everything that is rare is appreciated, but what is an everyday occurrence comes to be regarded as commonplace.” If the stars did not rise during every single night or in all places, how great a gathering of people there would be for this spectacle! Now not one of us even opens a window because of it."

...Now that Lent has begun, even after 2 days I have noticed (yet again) how much I seem to miss the things I am "giving up." I find myself thinking about these changes in my routine at various points in my day, evidencing how attached we really do become to things in our lives. But as I continue forward into these desert days of Lent, I know that what is found in the place of these things that I "miss" right now is room for deep prayer and meditation on/recognition of all the little miracles that I witness each day, yet rarely even recognize. God truly is in the details and too often we are too busy or too wrapped up in routine to notice the intricate pattern of a leaf on a tree we walk by each day...or the color of the sky when we walk or drive the same route everyday, or the texture of the vegetables we chop for dinner and the knowledge of all of the amazing nutrients that are locked inside, or simple our own heartbeat...brain...nervous system...working in tandom without our instruction to keep us alive and alert. Life is AMAZING! There are so many miracles to marvel at. See if you can find "a miracle a day" as you journey through this Lenten season....