This year we have a summer garden, replete with the usual
tomatoes, zucchini, carrots (in 5 colors!), herbs and peppers. Our most
widespread and productive plants are the pickle cucumbers. Over the three weeks
I’ve picked 30 or more a day, ranging in size from 3 to 5 inches long. Every
once in a while I find a few that are a bit longer. This morning after I’d been
up and down the tangled area twice I found one about the size of a butter
squash! 
I walked for some time saying to myself and others, “How did
I miss something that large, right under my nose and close to my finger tips?”Next
I wondered, “In any given day, what else do I miss?” This brought back memories
of the time when I was struck by a car that I didn’t see coming. I was
constantly asked why I didn’t see it. I’ve tried to answer the why many times.
Tonight I’ve concluded that I’ll keep trying to answer the why questions, but I will put more
effort into seeing—seeing who or what is right in front of me.
Lord, help me to see! Sr. Mary Catherine Wenstrup, OSB
God helps us to learn by showing us the little things to make us aware of our surroundings. So next time you will be focus on what he wants you to pay attention too.
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