Soul Matters Theme for December

Wonder

Found

Maybe it’s all utterly meaningless.
Maybe it’s all unutterably meaningful.
If you want to know which,
pay attention to
what it means to be truly human
in a world that half the time
we’re in love with
and half the time
scares the hell out of us…
 

The unexpected sound of your name on somebody’s lips.
The good dream.

The strange coincidence.
The moment that brings tears to your eyes.
The person who brings life to your life.

Even the smallest events hold the greatest clues.

—- Frederick Buechner
From a lecture to A Book of The Month Club (date unknown)

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Frederick Buechner was an American writer and theologian. His work includes fiction, autobiography, essays, sermons, and other nonfiction. Buechner’s writing has often been praised for its ability to inspire readers to see the grace in their daily lives.  He was an ordained Presbyterian minister.