God is not merely at your fingertips but within your grasp. Live each day like a child digging through an antique treasure chest rifling for the next discovery. Open your arms and your eyes to the God who stands in plain sight and works miracles in your midst. Look for him in your workdays and weekends, in your meeting-filled Mondays and your lazy Saturdays. Search for him in the snowy sunsets and Sabbaths, seasons of Lent and sitting at your table. Pray forโand expectโwonder. For when you search for God, you will discover him.
Margaret FeinbergThe wonder of prayer is rediscovered in who we're speaking to. Prayer is a mystical event by which we get to talk to the Creator of all-the One who fashioned our world with a few words-knowing that God not only listens but answers.
Margaret FeinbergWhen we fight back with joy, we awaken to the deepest reality of our identity as beloved, delightful children of God.
Margaret FeinbergMany of us say we want to experience God, but we donโt look for his majesty. [Tweet this] We travel lifeโs paths with our heads down, focused on the next step with our careers or families or retirement plans. But we donโt really expect God to show up with divine wonder.
Margaret FeinbergThe seventh day of creation is the most eloquent and insightful as to the nature of God. From a literary perspective, the Sabbath forms the pinnacle of the story. Like the dramatic kiss of a soldier returning from war, this is the moment weโre not meant to miss. In choosing rest as the grand finale, God reveals himself as one driven by neither anxiety nor fear but one who finds gladness in both the work of creation and the creation of work.
Margaret Feinberg