November 18th In-between

Remembrance Day? Done. Halloween? A memory. The American thanksgiving weekend? over, the Canadian equivalent? Long since forgotten. It’s not quite Christmas, and while Hanukkah is close, it’s a few weeks from it’s official start. We are now in limbo, a state in between states, a moment vaguely defined as ‘Autumn.’
We make a big deal out of special occasions. We cut out decorations, send cards, order cakes and perhaps wear silly hats. Big, national or cultural events merit days off, parades and perhaps media coverage. Smaller occasions get proportionately smaller celebrations. Meanwhile, the in-between days, those boring times when nothing seems to be happening simply pass by, we either remember events just passed or look forward to the next reason to party-hearty.
David, God’s great psalm writer, saw seemingly boring days differently. Rather than let them pass by, he he knew every new day was a cause for wonder. “The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy” he wrote. Not just with the new day, but even when the day draws to a close, David knows there is something to celebrate. All creation marvels at the amazing things God has done.
What about us? Does is take a special holiday to recognize God’s wondera or can we see them in every living moment? Is it too hard to take a moment morning and evening (and maybe even in the afternoon!) to celebrate the world in which we live? I hope not. I hope that every dawn, every evening, maybe even every second gives us pause to acknowledge and praise God’s many wonders.