Lord, catch us off guard today. Surprise us with some moment of beauty or pain so that for at least a moment we may be startled into seeing that you are with us here in all your splendor, always and everywhere, barely hidden, beneath, beyond, within this life we breathe.
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Buechner and Miracles
"When you get right down to it, dear, you see, people don't want miracles." "But that's what they do want," I said. "Get the rumor started that a statue of the Virgin's nose has started to run, and within twenty-four hours people will be lined up six deep." Brownie said, "Little miracles, yes. People will flock to little ones like that the way they would flock to a magic show. But you take a real miracle, like resurrection — nobody wants those kind, dear, because they make it so you've got to believe whether you want to or not." "You're crazy," I said. "That's just the kind people do want."…
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Telling the Truth (Book Recommendation)
"The comedy of the gospel is the surprise grace of God that wrests humanity from sin and death and gives it unexpected and outlandish hope and purpose."