Wow... blogging... like I actually have anything important to say. Here's the deal: I really don't and I make no promises that this blog will be entertaining, enlightening, politically correct, or inspiring in any way. However, whenever any of my acquaintances take off on adventures I tell them I'm living vicariously through them. Tomorrow I am leaving for what will no doubt be my coolest adventure to date: studying in Cuenca, Ecuador. So, if you'd like, here's a chance to get a taste of Ecuador, guinea pig and all (I hear it's chewy). Guess we'll find out! WOOHOO!
Reckless Wonder? I'm currently reading The Ragamuffin Gospel, in which author Brennan Manning mentions Abraham Joshua Heschel, a rabbi who claimed "Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for WONDER, and He gave it to me" (89). Wow. What a sweet thing to ask for. Good call rabbi. Manning later includes the following prayer: "Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe my in every crevice of Your universe. Delight me to see how Your Christ plays in ten thousand places, lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not His... Each day enrapture me with Your marvelous things without number. I do not ask to see the reason for it all; I ask only to share the wonder of it all" (105). Pretty much, I couldn't stop smiling and nodding my head in agreement with this passage when I came across it. There is wonder all around us. One definitely doesn't need to travel to find it. Therefore, yeah, this blog will hopefully focus on the many things I find to be wondrous. And YOU should TOTALLY keep me updated on all of the wonder going on in your life. While in Ecuador I will be taking a break from Facebook as my self discipline is pretty weak and I get sucked into the newsfeed and then spend waaaaay too much time stalking everyone. Not that I don't want to keep in touch with you; I'd just prefer to do it via another way. This way I will spend less time on a computer and more time exploring! I will definitely be checking email though (berrka01@luther.edu).
Alright, time to calm down these butterflies. Here we go! Paz.
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there certainly is wonder everywhere, and I'm ashamed when I don't see it. traveling shouldn't be a requirement, yet there is something about travel that can open closed eyes (mine). even more so, they stay open after returning home. so while I'm witnessing great things here in Japan now, I get to go back home later to wonders I hadn't seen before. though it'd be great to find other eye-openers, cause this ones getting expensive.
hope you're have a wondrous time down there Kate Berry! can't wait to hear more! -matt
Oh the Reckless Wonder, bear with me for a moment as the English major in me comes out, it should be wreckless my good friend Ms Kate Berry (I used Ms and not Ms. because that is how the British folks do it over at the BBC, and British people are cool). But anywho, wonder is truly an amazing thing, I don't know what it is about travel that makes us more aware of it. Perhaps it is just the break from normality that is able to open our eyes, perhaps we become to accustomed to our surroundings and become numb to an extent of the wonderous things that God has surrounded us with. I believe Matt and I once had a conversation whilst en route to Gunder, that the simple fact that we are able to take in and appreciate the beauty of a sunset, and stare in awe and wonder of its beauty shows that God is at work in every moment of our lives.
Anywho, I hope that your excursion is off to a wonderful start, and have a wonderful day! Peace.
Scruggs
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