Wonder
The catching of the breath before what cannot be made small — every tradition holds astonishment as the door of every other virtue.
"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;"
"Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding."
"...and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
"...Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?"
"If there should rise suddenly within the skies sunburst of a thousand suns flooding earth with beams undeem'd-of, then might be that Holy One's majesty and radiance dreamed of."
Discussion
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- Which verse landed hardest for you?
- What's a counter-text — a verse that complicates this theme?
- How does this theme show up in a tradition not represented here?
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