Reverence
rev·er·ence
What does Reverence mean?
Deep respect laced with wonder. Reverence is the feeling of standing before something larger than yourself.
Another way of seeing Reverence
We've become very good at being unimpressed. We scroll past a canyon, skim past a masterpiece, take the quiet miracle of a working body for granted. Reverence is the antidote: the decision to let something move you again. It doesn't require religion — only slowing down long enough to remember that almost everything is more astonishing than it looks.
Reverence in relationships
Familiarity makes us careless with the people we see every day. Give someone close to you the attention you'd give a person you've just met and deeply admire.
Reverence in everyday life
Choose one ordinary thing — a meal, an old tree, your own hands — and give it a full minute of attention, as if you were seeing it for the first time.
Carry this with you
Let something move you today.
Did this word find you today?
Everyone connects with different words in different ways. How did this one land with you?