Miracles don’t just come from ancient stories and myths–everyday miracles are all around us, if we only have our eyes open to see them.
What makes for a miracle, big or small? With that in mind, I thought it’d be fun–and illuminating–to collect definitions of the miraculous from you, the Guideposts family. That way we can see where we agree and disagree, and better understand God’s wonder.
My developmentally challenged son couldn’t stop praying…
Training for my first marathon would be impossible…without a little divine timing.
My dad always encouraged me to be my best self, explore the world, have faith in things felt but not seen, all of which helped make me who I am today. But he almost never got to be a father at all. One year before my older sister was born, he nearly lost his life.
A ruby-throated female hummingbird spotted in her almost impossible-to-find nest inspires faith–and a name.
I think the reason I love trees so much, and the Tree Cathedral, is because I see myself in them. The way their branches stretch out towards Heaven, like arms reaching for God.
God is our Father and he fills many roles–he is the Father to the fatherless, shepherd to His sheep, hope to the hopeless,
Alzheimer’s had erased me from Grandma’s memory. Or so I thought…
If modern medicine can’t explain miraculous medial recoveries, we may need to look in a different place–God’s grace.
A sweet lunch-break miracle takes place during Rick Hamlin’s singing of “Love’s Divine, All Loves Excelling.”
I fell in love with Colorado, but was it where God wanted me to be? I needed a sign.
