On Noticing
Today I am thinking about the word “notice,” as in “to become aware of something” or “to take notice” (Merriam-Webster). Searching the term quickly in the New Testament, I find variations of the word to mean: Consider; contemplate; observe fully; behold; consider; discover; perceive See; look at; behold; look; perceive; visit; behold; look (upon) See; observe; to be a spectator; discern; experience; acknowledge; behold; consider; look on; perceive Hold fast; fix attention on; hold upon; retain; detain; pay attention to; give (take) heed unto; hold forth; mark; stay I’m seeing common themes like seeing, observing, perceiving… Thinking on these things…