It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder can’t be packaged, and it can’t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement. Eugene H. Peterson
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In this quote, Nelson Mandela was talking about a sense of wonder. He was trying to convey a message that a sense of wonder is something that you can’t calculate, but instead has to be experienced. A sense of wonder is a feeling that keeps you in a state of suspended disbelief. It’s the feeling that keeps you from putting down the book or turning off the movie.

A sense of wonder can’t be packaged and it can’t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement.

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