The Power of Wonder Part 7
April 27, 2026
The Power of Wonder Part 7
What if the smallest question you ask today becomes the doorway to something life-changing tomorrow?
The process of wondering may be the quiet beginning of many great things. Before anything takes shape in the world, it first takes shape in the mind as a thought, a question, a gentle curiosity. And often, that spark begins with wonder.
Consider the show Shark Tank. We watch people stand before seasoned entrepreneurs, presenting ideas that have consumed their time, energy, and imagination. But long before the pitch, before the product, before the courage to stand and present, there were many times of wondering.
Jamie Siminoff once found himself missing deliveries while working in his garage. A simple frustration led him to wonder: Is there a better way? That wondering gave birth to an idea, a camera doorbell. That idea became a product, the product became a company, and that company is now known as Ring Video Doorbell. It grew into something used in homes around the world after being acquired by Amazon.
All of it began with wonder.
Wondering is not idle. It is generative. It can set a powerful process in motion:
A need arises
The heart or mind begins to wonder
Wonder gives birth to ideas
Ideas take on structure
Structure becomes a blueprint
The blueprint becomes reality
What we often dismiss as “just thinking” is, in truth, a kind of inner workshop or laboratory where new life is formed. In our wondering, solutions begin to stir. Healing begins to take shape. Possibilities expand.
Not all wondering appears practical. Some of it feels like dreaming, even wandering. But history and our own lives remind us that what seems impractical at first often becomes essential later. Wonder is free form… it permits us to explore without constraint, to imagine without judgment, to create without fear.
When a challenge comes along, perhaps the best advice is not, “Go figure,” but “Go wonder.”
Spiritual practice: What challenge are you carrying right now? Sit with it—not to solve it immediately, but to wonder about it. Let your thoughts move freely. Do not judge them. What begins to emerge? Could it be the very answer you sought?
Self-inquiry: What keeps you from taking time to wonder? Is it busyness, doubt, fear of impracticality—or something else?
Prayer:
Dear God, Be with me in my wondering. Amen.
