Jan. 20th, 2024 at 5:05 AM
There are the obvious miracles all around us — love, nature, music, art. We drunks who somehow got sober call this the central miracle of our lives. Some of you have children you were told you couldn’t have. Some of you were sent home to die, years ago. And have you ever seen a grain of sand under a high-powered microscope? It looks like a jewelry store. [...]"
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You know, the word "miracle" comes through an etymology that connects it with "to show." I like that sense of "miracle," which is Lamott's. I often find popular church-congregation usage of "miracle" puzzling, even distressing.