… 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?
“…insights come quickly and suddenly…Endurance asks us to keep the insight in front of us — to think about it, write about it, mull it over, draw it, dance it, talk about it with a close friend — whatever it takes to not let it slide off the table like last night’s dream. And then, only then, after a prolonged time of engagement with the insight, we might witness a new gesture erupting into the world.” ~ Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow
What insight are you mulling over?
“There is a time for stillness, for waiting for Christ as he makes his dancing way toward us. And there is a time to be in motion, to set out on a path, knowing that although God is everywhere, and always with us, we sometimes need a journey in order to meet God—and ourselves—anew.” ~ Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook
What time is it?
“Walking in a relaxed manner” is a phrase from Joyce Rupp’s book on walking the Camino de Santiago. What does it mean to walk in a relaxed manner? To live our days in a relaxed manner in the midst of the strain of expectations, desires, aspirations, upheavals, triggers, things to do and places to go.
How do you set your feet into a spacious place (Psalm 31:8)?
With the Eyes of the Heart 