Thursday, May 7, 2009

eyes of wonder


Afire With God

Earth's crammed with heaven
And every common bush afire with God,
But only he who sees, takes off his shoes -
The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning


May we have the eyes every day to see all the heaven that is crammed in on earth. If we take moments to pause and look with eyes of wonder at even the most seemingly ordinary, we can't help but be in awe, and "take off our shoes".......the blackberries are good, but to be able to see a breath-taking God in every little bush is even better!

2 comments:

  1. Pam,

    I love this quote too! I've used it a couple of times before. It's so true. I enjoyed your post.

    LeAnne

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  2. Ohhhh Pam. That quote is wondrous! Ouch to think that only he who sees, takes off his shoes, the rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.

    Oh God.... open my eyes to see what You see!

    Thanks Pam!

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