Saturday, April 4, 2020

Day 38 Lenten Meditation: Awe

I looked at today's topic with frustration. How does one put words to awe without sounding pedantic? Yet we writers do this all the time:


  • He stared at the great canyon, feeling humbled by its immenseness.
  • They stood in the great, empty cathedral, surrounded by history that took their breath away.
  • She considered the heavens and felt dwarfed by their glory.
Awe overcomes us at the presence of the unfathomable, the magnificent, the breathtaking. Awe reminds us that there is something greater than ourselves, greater than our personal sense of power. It reminds us of how small our place is in the universe. 



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