… watching for the brushstrokes of God
“People do not resist change, per se. People resist loss. You appear dangerous to people when you question their values, beliefs, or habits of a lifetime. You place yourself on the line when you tell people what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear.” ~ Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky
What makes you appear dangerous?
“Many and varied are the interpretations dealing with the teachings and life of Jesus of Nazareth. But few of these interpretations deal with what the teachings and the life of Jesus have to say to those who stand, at a moment in human history, with their backs against the wall.” ~ Howard Thurman, Jesus and the disinherited
How does Jesus give hope and relief with the back against the wall?
The peacefulness of spring rain, the warmth of the sun making its way higher in the sky, the earth softening with seeds stirring in its depth, life emerging, yet still hidden.
How do you take notice?
“Thus the ability to step back is not inaction but an invitation into a different kind of action — a different way of seeing and thus engaging the world around us. Stepping back, therefore, is not a retreat from the world of brokenness but an invitation to receive God’s imagination for the world.” ~ Emmanuel Katongole, Reconciling all things
How do you into a new vision?
William Dyrness has noted, “Artists, after all, think with their hands and their fingertips, with their eyes and their ears, usually in ways they cannot articulate in words.”
What does the daffodil speak of?
Kaitlin B. Curtice in her book Native talks about the importance of keeping our hearts soft when we engage in the work of truth-telling, of asking hard questions, and hold grace in difficult situations.
What tools do you use to soften your heart?
With the Eyes of the Heart 