"Earth's crammed with heaven,
and every common bush afire with God;
But only he who sees, takes off his shoes,
the rest sit round it and pluck blackberries,
and daub their natural faces unaware."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sad to say, I did not discover this inciteful piece of work by reading one of Browning's collections. I just do not typically "roll" like that. Still, I am glad to have happened upon it in my study today (i.e. Ruth by Kelly Minter, which can be found at Lifeway). K.M used Browning's work as a reminder of the fingerprints of God that are around us everyday. The difference is those of us with eyes to see and those of us who are unaware. . . I wonder what fingerprints I missed today.
