… watching for the brushstrokes of God
“To be an artist it is necessary to live with the eyes wide open, to breathe in the colors of mountain and sky, to know the sound of leaves rustling, the smell of snow, the texture of bark.” ~ Jan Phillips
How do you live with eyes wide open?
Poetry, the most ancient form of prayer, is a necessary medicine for our times: a companion through difficulty; a guide when we are lost; a salve when we are wounded; and a conduit to an inner source of joy, freedom and insight. ~ Kim Rosen
What is poetry to you?
Who can pray who does not make time for staring out windows?
~ Murray Bodo OFM
Out of the heart
The song rises,
The mind searching
For notes
To capture
its flight. ~ Murray Bodo O.F.M.
What song rises within you?
May my mind come alive today
To the invisible geography
That invites me to new frontiers,
To break the dead shell of yesterdays,
To risk being disturbed and changed. ~ Jon O’Donahue
How do you awaken to the landscape of this day?
“For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.” ~ St. Therese of Lisieux
What is prayer for you?
With the Eyes of the Heart 