Every morning, I wake up. I wash my face, put on moisturizer, brush my teeth and put in contacts.
When I get to work, I check my e-mail, answer urgent messages and then take a walk to Starbucks.
These are a few of the routines in my life. And as boring as they sound, I bet you have a few routines of your own (well, I hope you at least brush your teeth and put on deodorant every day, too!).
But when you think about it, although these routines are mundane, they're also a bit miraculous. I mean, the fact that I breathe in and out every minute while simutaneously blood flows to my brain to think and my muscles to move is pretty amazing when you think about it. That, and the fact that I'm capable of having any sort of conversation pre-Starbucks. :)
Most of the time, I am not aware of miracles in the midst of my mundane moments. I think most people are probably in the same boat. I love what Jesus said to the religious leaders in this passage today:
"You're tied down to the mundane;
I'm in touch with what is beyond your horizons.
You live in terms of what you see and touch.
I'm living on other terms.
I told you that you were missing God in all this.
You're at a dead end.
If you won't believe I am who I say I am,
you're at the dead end of sins.
You're missing God in your lives."
Wow. Jesus himself was a miracle in the midst of the mundane. And I wonder if He works that way today as well...
Tomorrow: John 9-10
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