Telescope

A couple of Christmases ago my son gave me a powerful reflector telescope.  Though I am not very good with it I have taken time to study the moon and a few stars.  As I looked at the moon I was filled with wonder and  it got me thinking about what ever happened to wonder.
First we have the wonder of creation.  "The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together."  Colossians 1:15 - 17  Do we wonder at creation or has our scientific knowledge made it seen ordinary? 

Second there is the wonder of the church.  Some people may look at the church and say that it is anything but something to wonder about.  "And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy." Colossians 1:18.  The church is the body of Christ.  If you want to know truth then you need to look to Jesus Christ.

Then there is the wonder of the cross.  We have made the cross so ordinary.  We wear it as jewelry, we put it on bumper stickers, we wear it on t-shirts.  I wonder if this cheapens the cross?  If we want wonder unwrapped in our lives then we need to have a fresh look at the cross. "For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.  Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation — if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant." Colossians 1:19 - 23

Just a few questions:  What robs us of our sense of wonder?  What gives us a sense of awe?  How do we regain that sense of wonder?  What do we learn about wonder from the cross?