Think back to things that have left you in wonder. Is it the sound of a child laughing? The beauty of a natural landscape? A good book?
It's easy for us to get caught up in wonder and then quickly forget about it. That's clearly what the Pharisees did. They marveled at Jesus, but it didn't touch their hearts. Their hearts were hard as ever, and ultimately, they simply saw Jesus as a threat, so while they marveled, that wasn't enough to change how they looked at him or the world. They could only see opportunities to grab more power or threats to their power. Wonder never changed them.
If we read the Gospels and look for opportunities to wonder, we see them everywhere. We see a King who spends time with the poor and outcasts, and yet he also can mix with the Pharisees, too. He lets children come to him while also preaching in the synagogue. He is a wonder, marvelous, and kind, and he has come to show you the width and breadth and depth of God's love. It's marvelous, because he is marvelous, and if we sit back and contemplate how great it is, it will change our hearts, day by day.
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