“Wonder”

“And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi,
Let me now go to the field,
and glean ears of corn after him
in whose sight I shall find grace.

And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.”

Ruth 2:2 KJV

                                            

“Wonder,” happens to be the theme up here at Quaker Haven Camp this summer.

“. . . so that you may proclaim the virtues

of the one who called you out of darkness

and into His wonderful light.”      First Peter 2:9b

As I re-read my first two postings, which I will admit I actually wrote before I came up to camp, I noticed that I had used the word “wonder” and “wondering” in what I wrote. Did I do that on purpose, with the theme of camp this week on my mind? No, but as unintentional as it was, on my part, that I should use those words and post them here this week from camp – I have to go back to a comment I made in my first post “I Shall Find Grace” when I wrote about the difficulty I had in finding a name for my Blog that hadn’t already been taken . . . you remember, that God must have had another name in mind for me to use. Well, I believe that God planted those words in my earlier posts.

Wondering . . . what are they looking at?

In my preparations to come to camp I not only read and thought about the scripture from First Peter, but I also looked up the word ‘wonder.’ I was ‘wondering’ what it meant. Here’s what I found:

Wonder - 1. a. One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel: "The decision of one age or country is a wonder to another" (John Stuart Mill). b. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring, astounding, or marvelous: gazed with wonder at the northern lights. 2. An event inexplicable by the laws of nature; a miracle. 3. A feeling of puzzlement or doubt. 4. often Wonder A monumental human creation regarded with awe, especially one of seven monuments of the ancient world that appeared on various lists of late antiquity.

This week as we talk and share during Chapel time, cabin devotions and at other times with the campers and staff we ‘wondered.’ We wondered about what's right and wrong, temptations - what temps us and why and choices.

What is it that causes you to wonder? Do you ever wonder if you did or said the right thing to someone? OR What the right thing to say is?

I wonder how the campers that are here this week will change, or be changed? What nuggets will they take home with them? How will they share what they learned at camp this week? And with whom will they share it? I can tell you that I've seen some changes in the 10 girls in my cabin already . . . in just a couple of days.

I’m wondering . . . am I sharing the right things with the girls in my cabin? Could I have done or said something differently? What difference am I making in their lives this week? What difference is God make in their lives this week?

Personally, I continue to wonder what God’s plans are for me. Why has God called me to do what I’m doing?

 

I can tell you that something changed for me last night and although I was upset  with the news, I know that it's all a part of God's plan for my life. I know that when God closes one door - He opens another . . .

 

What is God’s plan for me next month on the Pilgrimage in Ireland and Northern Ireland? What is it that God has for me to do after I return from Ireland? Where else will He send me?

I’m still wondering . . .