“Knowing God and knowing self are both necessary for wholeness and holiness . . . Christian maturity demands that we know God and ourselves, recognizing that deep knowing of each supports deeper knowing of the other.”
-David G. Benner, Sacred Companions
Are you willing to suspend all your pre-conceived impressions of art? Enter with me, just for a moment, into a broader space.
We can hold and see a published book, a finished song, a canvas hanging in a museum. But what if art was bigger than simply the work of our hands? What if the true artistic work is being fully ourselves in the presence of others?
What if the book, the painting, the meal, the presentation were all simply evidence of a deeper art happening within the soul of an artist?
Art is what happens when you dare to be who you really are.
Whatever comes out as a result of that – whether you teach, sing, build, write, love, help, or calculate; if you cook, parent, lead, clean, organize, or listen – these are evidence of a person who is fully alive.
It might look like all of these or it might look like none of these and that is my sweet point.
Do all of these things as yourself, not a try-hard version of someone else.
Bring what you hold in your hands. Bring what you carry on your back. Stand in the place where you are today and consider: What might Christ look like coming out of me, through the filter of my unique personality?
I wrote this post a couple of years ago as part of my 31 Days of Living Art. This is day seven. Visit this page to see a list of all the posts.
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