J1ST 056: Wonder and Awe
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I’m excited to share with you another reflection on the virtues of the rosary.
Today we are discussing Wonder and Awe as the virtue for the 4th Luminous Mystery, the Transfiguration.
I have always loved pondering the Transfiguration. The idea is that what we see is not all there is to see.
Also, I love to put myself in the shoes of those disciples there on Mt. Tabor that day.
They must have been AMAZED!
Sure, they really liked Jesus and were willing to follow him…but to see him transfigured and talking to the superstars from the Jewish faith…well that’s something else entirely.
What I loved, however, as I researched this virtue, is that wonder and awe are something we also need to strive for in our faith.
Sure, the disciples probably experienced a surge of emotion when they saw Jesus transfigured, but by and large, wonder and awe are not emotions.
Nope, living life with wonder and awe is a conscious choice–and one we need to make every day.
The two great enemies of wonder and awe that we do battle with every day are commonality and distraction.
We have the habit of thinking that something common–something that we see often–is therefore unremarkable.
This applies most clearly to the Eucharist.
It can be hard to REALLY have the correct amount of wonder and awe each time we attend Mass, but really, is seeing the host raised in the priest’s hands all that different from what the disciples witnessed on the mountain?
Distraction also robs us of wonder and awe.
When we spend so much time entertaining and distracting ourselves, we lose time to really sit and ponder and marvel at the Lord–which is something our relationship with Him demands.
Again, I hope that what I share here is helpful as you pray your way through the Luminous Mysteries.
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- You can find all of these virtues along with beautiful art, verses and reflections in my Rosary Book.
- Download, print and color Virtues of the Rosary Coloring Pages. They are completely free.
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Your sister in the small things,
