I never want to lose my sense of wonder:
    an infant's impossibly tiny, swirl-tipped fingers;
    hand-in-hand fireworks over a visionary, hope-filled land;
    colored lights glowing in a tree laden with history and promise;
    sweet agony and triumph in Beethoven's 5th;
    a heart-popping poem by Mary Oliver;
    the welcoming smell of roasting turkey;
    a cat's paw tender on my arm or cheek.

Wonder convinces me of the presence of God.

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