Celebrating the Miracles Galore

By Sister Sharon Rose Eshleman

Recently I have been humming the following refrain from a song written by Carey Landry many years ago:

"Take care to wonder

At the world through which you wander. Never hurry by an open door

For you live in a universe full of miracles galore."

The memory of the refrain is prompted by the beauty of the autumn season at Victory Noll. Upon reflection, the tree leaves with their splendor and radiance of the bright colors; yellow, gold, red, rust, brown, prompt me to see them as Miracles Galore (greeting cards from God).

Fall is now giving way to winter, and the first snows remind us of the stark beauty of this new season and of the ever-changing cycle of nature.

It seems that far too often I am so busy hurrying past many open doors that I miss the miracles galore. Perhaps you and I are being challenged and invited to pause, to see anew, to be attentive to the open doors. This will more readily enable us to celebrate the miracles galore in each season of nature and of our lives. What kind of difference would that make in the world?