What inner work would it require to call the world to presence rather than productivity?
Presence
One step
“The laborers in the Lord’s vineyard should have one foot on the ground, and the other raised to proceed on their journey.” ~ St. Ignatius of Loyola
Where are your feet?
Stand still
“Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here…
If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows
Where you are. You must let it find you.” ~ David Wagoner
Where are you?
Quitting
If we do not regularly quit work for one day a week, we take ourselves far too seriously. The moral sweat pouring off our brows blinds our eyes to the action of God in and around us. ~ Eugene Peterson
What is your quitting rhythm?
Summer nights
Summer moon rising
letting go of daytime heat
humid spaciousness
What is summer evenings invitation?
River
“Here on the river I have known peace and beauty such as I never knew in any other place. There is always work here that I need to be doing and I have many worries, for life on the edge seems always threatening to go over the edge. But I am always surprised, when I look back on times here that I know to have been laborious or worrisome or sad, to discover that they were never out of the presence of peace and beauty, for here I have been always in the world itself.” ~ Wendell Berry
Where do you find peace and beauty on the edge?
With the Eyes of the Heart 