I love moments of discovery. Finding something that gives you a sense of awe or wonder. Those moments that make you step back and think “wow”. A few of those discovery moments from the last couple of months are as follows:
-Seeing a small rainbow in a side fall during a hike as sunlight danced through the droplets of water.
-Coming around a turn during a hike and getting your first glimpse of a breath taking view.
-Looking out over the ocean and seeing three dolphins playing in the waves.
-walking through a break in the tree line and discovering a field of all different kinds of wild flowers.
-happening upon a doe and her fawn in a clearing.
-seeing a hummingbird feed and being so close you can hear the beat of its wings.
-mounting a coastal hill and finding a colorful sea cave below.
Some of my favorite moments of discovery involve friendship – the birth of friendships, connecting in a different way, the deepening, insights learned. I think the more cherished moments among these are summed very well by C.S. Lewis when he stated, “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one."
As I stand still with the thought of discovery moments, it occurs to me that perhaps the key to having all moments of discovery is to be open. Your mind and heart need to be accessible, unobstructed or unguarded – willing – to receive and to share. Open to see hidden views and open to share and participate in a new friend’s conversation. Open to receive God’s Love unconditionally.
I wish and pray for you moments of discovery.
The greatest and most cherished of which…
“I pray that you … may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge…” Ephesians 3:17-19
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