Today I taught students how to tell the difference between a plant cell and an animal cell. while they thought it was mildly interesting to look at their cheek cells i got the feeling they didn’t really get to a point of awe… I really desire my students to see science as a way to better know their God and to be truly awed by His creation, to get to a point where discovery is beyond cool. Then today at the end of class students washed off the plant and animal slides and began to explore on their own…. even sticking their heads under a microscope to see their tongues! That is when it happened…. they were screaming to each other some even squealing with excitement… They found it. . . something they had never seen that way before.

I am amazed at the little details God has put into life. I mean truly in awe of the attention he has given to the shape of proteins that hold our skin on (laminin) and the exact balance of water in our body to keep us hydrated and transports of the right substances to the right places. But watching students “see” for the first time what i so often take for ordinary reminds me that God is to be worshiped.

How i choose to see something, will determine my reaction to the one who made it. And when i look expecting to see something amazing i open my eyes to be part of the works of God. May you open your eyes and see the greatness of God around you!

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