“There is not enough time in the day.” This expression we say and hear almost every day. We want to pray and contemplate, but we are just too busy. We do not have time to smell the roses or the honeysuckle. Our world has become so familiar we simply pass it by, missing its mystery.
Karen Armstrong suggests that, ” Prayers of praise and thanksgiving help to correct this.” When we list the wonders of creation they serve to remind us of the marvels that surround us. We remove the “veil of familiarity” that hides the mystery and wonderment of all the gifts that God bestows on us. Prayers of thanksgiving help us become little children again, where everything is full of wonder and excitement.
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