Count your blessings
By CURTIS WIENS
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Durham
A group of geography students studied the "Seven Wonders of the World." At the end of the lecture, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the present-day seven wonders of the world. Although there was some disagreements, the following got the most votes: 1. Great pyramids of Egypt, 2. Taj Mahal, 3. Grand Canyon, 4. Panama Canal, 5. Empire State Building, 6. St. Peter's Basilica, and 7. Great Wall of China.
While gathering the vote, the teacher noted one student, a quiet girl, had not turned in her paper. 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 possibilities."
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: 1. to touch, 2. to taste, 3. to see, 4. to hear
The room became so silent it was deafening. You see, it is far too easy for us to look at the exploits of man and refer to them as "wonders," while we overlook all the amazing things God has done, regarding such blessings as merely "ordinary." Life itself is wondrous, amazing, and miraculous.
Why don't we notice this and declare it to be so with each breath and within every moment we live here on earth? To do so is truly to LIVE. May you be aware each day of those thing that are truly wondrous. Count your blessings and shout for joy.
