Immersed in Spirit
The impulse to create—an impulse familiar to so
many—is part of our yearning to live.
The similarities and interconnections between spiritual
practice and creative practice are profound. People can
create without conscious recognition or integration
of spirit, but the process pales in comparison, and
what is created lacks something of its
essence.…Creating when
immersed in spirit becomes a pathway toward a closer
connection to God.
from Creativity
as a Spiritual Practice
by Sarah Stockton
author of the explorefaith.org book
A
Pen and a Path:
Writing as a Spiritual
Practice
Thinking Deeply, Feeling Fully
In so many arenas of life we are called upon to produce
quickly, consume quickly, think quickly, talk
quickly, act
quickly, create quickly. Perhaps, for our own sense
of well-being and wholeness, we need to reclaim the
privilege of thinking deeply and feeling fully.
from Oasis:
Writing from Within
Art & Soul
The voice of God is often "heard" through image
rather than
sound. Hidden within the silent metaphors of artistic
impressions, whispers of the Holy Spirit can be
known and
felt.
from
Meditate with Art
Hope Plays On
Among its many layers of meaning,
The Pianist reminds the faithful that as long
as the
musician plays and the painter picks up a brush,
there is yet
hope for our terribly fallen, God-blessed world.
from Focus
on Film: The Pianist
Commentary by Dr.
Lee Ramsey
