… watching for the brushstrokes of God
“There is a bottomless resourcefulness in [humanity] that ultimately enables [us] to transform “the spear of frustration into a shaft of light.” Under such a circumstance, even one’s deepest distress becomes so sanctified that a vast illumination points the way to the land one seeks.” ~ Howard Thurman
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” ~ Chief Seattle, Duwamish
How do you notice the connections?
“…History, despite its wrenching pain
Cannot be unlived, but if faced
With courage, need not be lived again.
Lift up your eyes upon
This day breaking for you.
Give birth again
To the dream. …” ~ Maya Angelou, On the pulse of morning
Spend some time gazing at the image. What draws your eyes? What memories or feelings does it evoke? What is your dream?
Identity does not come to us without journey, because to learn who we are means we face difficult truths in our own lives and imagine what life might look like as those truths work themselves out inside of us.” ~ Kaitlyn B. Curtice, Native
Who are you?
Art is the meeting ground of the world inside and the world outside.” ~ Elinor Ulman
Where do the two meet for you?
Makoto Fujimura in his book Art+Faith shifts thinking of authority to author-ity. Making and mastering materials requires the expression of author-ity and the reflection of God, the ultimate author. “Such an Author can make new all things, and in doing so can make brokenness shine in new ways.”
What shift takes place within you with author-ity?
With the Eyes of the Heart 