Three Portals to Awe
Today’s devotional is a bit like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book.
Below are three options. Pick one and see where it takes you. Ask God to open you up to learning about awe and to experiencing awe.
Podcast: Krista Tippett in her On Being podcast interviews a brain scientist about the science of awe. It’s a fabulous piece that helps us understand the 8 major pathways towards experiencing awe.
Listen to this remarkable Christmas song about weariness and awe: Waiting for the Dawn, by Salt of the Sound
Look at a nativity scene nearby or a piece of nativity art online and let the details and the emotions awaken something in you. You might appreciate looking at a fresh piece of art, like the Jesus Maffa Project from Cameroon in the 1970s.