… watching for the brushstrokes of God
“Who are the prophets? They are royal people, who penetrate mystery and see with the spirit’s eyes. In illuminating darkness they speak out. They are living, penetrating clarity. They are a blossom blooming only on the shoot that is rooted in the flood of light.” ~ Gabriele Uhlein OSF, Meditations with Hildegard of Bingen
“At the edges of our borders you wait, and at the territorial lines you linger, because the place where we touch beyond our boundaries is where you take your delight.
And when we learn to read the landscape of our fears, and when we come to know the terrain of every sorrow, then will we turn our fences into bridges and our borders into paths of peace.“ ~ Jan Richardson, Night Visions
What edge of yours is God waiting at?
“This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism… Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr., I have a dream
Where does the sunlit path lead you?
“I don’t think we’ll understand Advent correctly until we see it as a preparation for a revolution.” ~ Robert Barron
Do you see it?
“There must always be provision for the ample moment when an event takes on the character of the Sacramental, however such an event may be named in the calendar. The true significance of the event is to be found in the quality of celebration which it inspires in the heart.” ~ Howard Thurman, Meditations of the heart
How do you celebrate?
“Be alert for God’s surprises — messengers with messages that will startle us out of our complacency. My prayer for you, for me, for all those we love, is: Lord make us aware of the realities we cannot see. Send your messengers to us today, to help us, to protect us and give us courage, to remind us of your love.” ~ Lucy Shaw
Where do you notice God’s surprises?
With the Eyes of the Heart 