Rapt in Wonder: T.S. Arthur’s Short Story ‘Amy’s Question’

A wonderful story on a child’s insight into wonder.

T.S. Arthur's short story, "Amy Questions" tells us there is something about the moon that reflects God's love, wisdom, and truth. Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock

As we go through our regular days, passing from one activity to the next, we can get so lost in doing the next thing that we forget to stop and wonder at the marvelous world around us.

In his short story “Amy’s Question,” T.S. Arthur shows us the importance of wonder. Amy discovers beautiful truths by asking the simplest question about the moon.

Lost in Wonder

When Mrs. Grove calls to her young daughter, Amy, and gets no reply, she begins to worry for her girl. She calls outside and inside with no response. She asks her son and he tells her that Amy is in her room.