… watching for the brushstrokes of God
The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork.” -Psalm 19:1
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair.” Khalil Gibran
How do you receive the abundant beauty of creation?
“When the wonder of creation and our place in it are lost to us, it’s often because we’ve lost sight of our true role as creatures – we have tried to do too much, pretending to be in such control of things that we are indispensable. It’s a hedge against mortality.” Kathleen Norris
Where is your hedge?
“I’ve got the children to tend
The clothes to mend
The floor to mop
The food to shop
Then the chicken to fry…
…Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
‘Til I can rest again.” Maya Angelou
In the midst of the storm, what helps you float?
“Be tender with your little ones, O God,
Steady our souls as we learn to live.” from common prayer
Where do you need God’s gentle touch?
“One of the greatest of spiritual attainments is the capacity to do nothing.” Dallas Willard
How do you know God’s embrace?
“How often do we resist beginning a creative project due to the fear that it will not live up to the image in our minds? Humility invites us to release those expectations and enter into the call of our gifts, knowing that it may look very differently from what we imagined.” Christine Valters Paintner, The Artist Rule
What would you do if you knew you wouldn’t fail?
With the Eyes of the Heart 