It’s so easy for us to take for granted this magnificent world we live in. How is it that we manage to observe our bodies, each a miniature galaxy covered with skin, the planets orbiting and the march of the penguins, and fail to be in awe? Mary Oliver says it this way in her poem, When Death Comes:
“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
I was a bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.”
May we all learn to live with gratitude in our hearts as we go about our daily duties.
