Fishing out at sea
watching, waiting, sitting still
the beauty, not the catch
What activities draw us because of their restfulness?
Gone fishing
Driftwood
Augustin once described the lifesaving quality of beauty as “a plank amidst the waves of the sea”.
What does lifesaving beauty look like? What images come to your mind? How is beauty lifesaving?
Ordinary beauty
Something as ordinary as a sun-umbrella, it’s beauty suddenly before my eyes brightens my view of my surroundings. It arrives unexpected, sacred and ordinary.
Where do you notice the beauty of God in both the vastness of the horizon and the ordinary particular?
Spaciousness
Sun, sand, ocean, waves, and sky speaking of the One who was, and is, and forever will be…endless, constant and present.
Where do you encounter the spaciousness of the Creator?
Dolphins
Blue skies and white clouds
Beneath endless horizon
I watch dolphins play
Where do you notice the playfulness of God? How do you join God’s playfulness? What are your ways of being playful?
How we spend our life…
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our life.” Annie Dillard
What items would a still-life of your day include? What items speak of who you are? Is it the morning cup of coffee, the dirty dishes in the sink or the pile of books you keep meaning to read? What items would you like to get rid off? What items would you like to add?
With the Eyes of the Heart 