Tuesday February 5, 2019
Volume 15 Issue 4 Student publication of Corban University
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Wonder By Megan Trahan Editor-in-Chief
In Matthew 18:3, Jesus said ,“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” And what do little children do best but use their imaginations to marvel at everything from something as small as a bug to something as a big as the sky. Did you know that God loves it when we wonder? He invites us to wonder. He encourages us to wonder. What causes you to wonder? God has built a whole world for our exploration and examination, our admiration and appreciation, our discovery and dazzlement. William Blake says in his “Songs of Innocence,” “To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” So, smell the coffee: deep, bitter. Hear the birds: soft, melodious. Taste the chocolate: sweet, smooth. What makes you wonder? Everywhere we look we can find joy. We can marvel in the complexity of mathematics, in the curiosity of learning, in the depth of music and in all parts of our lives. Each and every time God blesses you, it is a time to wonder. That time a friend brought you coffee when you truly needed the caffeine. The time your professor cancelled an assignment. The
Mr. VG contestants pushed in numerous tests - pg 4
How to get involved on campus - pg 6-7
time when your parents sent you a package in the mail. All are blessings, and all are something to wonder at. What causes you to wonder? And when we look at one of God’s greatest creations, man, how can we not be amazed? Did you know that the brain can create as many ideas as there are atoms in the universe? Did you know that our bones are four times stronger than concrete? Did you know that a red blood cell can circumnavigate your body in less than 20 seconds? Our bodies contain awe-inspiring worlds that are so often overlooked and taken for granted. Wonder at everything, for everything can be wonderful. In my favorite children’s book, “The Phantom Tollbooth,” the protagonist, Milo, enters a land where the people of a beautiful city walked so fast and took no notice of anything that, eventually, the city faded away into nothingness. That sounds like a world I know. Students, heads bowed over their glowing hands. Eyes glued to the screens. Walking faster and faster. And as the world of winter turns into that of spring, will we see it? For it will slowly begin to fade. Milo was told that only after the return of Rhyme and Reason would this city be repaired to the way it should be, the way it used to be. And when that day came, the people took notice, and the city was transformed into its pristine and glorious self. Fully visible. When we wonder, Rhyme and Reason return. Appreciating the world around us will enrich our experience in it, and we can be as beautiful as the city. For, just as it is in our nature to be creative, it is in our nature to wonder at God’s creation. Let’s not neglect the world God has gifted us with, but cultivate it and wonder at it, for wonder leads to wonder. And so I ask you, what makes you wonder?
Valentine’s Day from different perspectives - pg 9
Baseball starts season with young team - pg 11