Come, see the glorious things God has done. What marvelous miracles happen to his people! Psalm 66:5
I got to thinking about miracles the other day, and it occurred to me that miracles are so commonplace, we do not seem to label them as miracles. When Jesus walked on the water, or fed the 5,000, or even when he arose from the dead, they were miracles of the order of the “known”. That is, those miracles could be witnessed by others, and noted as unexplainable by the common knowledge of the time.
We, in the 21st century, are aware that there are unexplainable phenomena around us at every moment. Physicists cannot explain dark matter, for instance, while at the same time conjecturing that it may make up more of the universe than the matter that we can now measure. Or, take for example the subatomic particles that are linked in their spin, in “quantum entanglement,” even if they are separated by an entire galaxy of distance. Einstein called this “spooky action at a distance”.
Even more basic miracles are actions in our bodies that still defy explanation. Often such things can be observed but not explained. Examples are spontaneous remission of some disease, or phantom limb pain after amputation, or a host of functions still not fully understood.
Photosynthesis, the very chemical reaction that gives life on earth would, in my opinion, be classified as a miracle. Yes, the chemistry can be explained, but how did it come about? Must have been a Creator who had an amazing plan.
There are many other examples, but my point is this- we can accept these everyday occurrences as part of our life, yet they are indeed miracles. Therefore, I am much more at peace seeing the miracles of Jesus, even a miracle like incarnation, as just part of a world of…miracles.
Prayer: Lord, help us to be mindful that we live amidst miracles all the time, Amen
Reflections of a Counselor 
Amen
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