Wonder

We played this neat little game at youth group tonight. It is called, "I wonder. . ." We wondered the whole time about things that happened in the Bible and the things that God does.

It was awesome! Once we dropped a few wonders out in the open, it seemed the floodgates opened and shackles were thrown off and wonder filled the room. One wonder after another wonder. Wonder upon wonder. It was truly wondrous.

Why did we do this? Some may think this was a wasted class where we missed an opportunity to teach from the Bible. We "wondered" because all to often we get caught up in the details of the story trying to figure everything out that we miss the wonder of God. Tonight we wondered about God. It was beautiful! I saw teenagers' eyes open up and look once again to God in wonder. God is so much more compared to humanity. Wonderful! I saw teenagers be excited again about the stories of God they grew up with. Wondrous! I saw teenagers excited again to talk about God. Wonderment!

Go ahead and wonder awhile about God. Welcome the mystery and imagination back into faith! Wonder. . .