I heard about a group of Geography students who studied the Seven Wonders of the
World. At the end of that section, they students were asked to list what they
each considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some
disagreement, the following got the most votes: Egypt's Great Pyramid, the Taj
Mahal, the Grand Canyon, the Panama Canal, the Empire State Building, St.
Peter's Basilica and China's Great Wall.
While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student, a quiet girl,
hadn't turned in her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble
with her list. The quiet girl replied,
"Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many."
The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help."
The girl hesitated, then read, "I think the Seven Wonders of the World are to
touch and to taste, to see and to hear . . . " She hesitated a little, "and then
to run and to laugh and to love."
It is far too easy for us to look at the exploits of man and refer to them as
"wonders" while we overlook all that God has done, regarding them as merely
"ordinary." May you be reminded today of those things which are truly wondrous.
"I will remember the works of the LORD; Surely I will remember Your wonders of
old. I will also meditate on all Your work, and talk of Your deeds.....Who is so
great a God as our God? You are the God who does wonders." (Psalm 77:11-14a).
Praise be to "the God who does wonders"!
Alan Smith alansmith@boone.net
www.TFTD-online.com
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