“…from verbal Rococo to minimalistic silence; from contemplating an Icon or lighting a candle to absorbing the beauty of creation or engaging in the creative endeavour; from doing prayers to being a prayer.”
Thanksgiving for the Creative Endeavour
In carving the
wood; in sculpting the stone;
in forming the clay
Your creative
Spirit is within us
In painting the
canvas; in pressing the print;
in searching
for new ways
Your creative
Spirit is within us
In the
landscaping of the garden; in the toiling of earth;
in the
arrangement of flowers
Your creative
Spirit is within us
In making the
bread we break and share
Your creative
Spirit is within us
In the making
of music with instruments or voices
Your creative
Spirit is within us
In creating new
worlds with written words;
in telling
stories with pictures
Your creative
Spirit is within us
In joining the
dance of the universe;
in moving our
bodies to the beat of life
Your creative
Spirit is within us
In the
spontaneous and subversive street art
Your creative
Spirit is within us
In the
performing of a play; in the routine of a mime;
in the kindness
of a gesture
Your creative
Spirit is within us
In the words of
our liturgy and prayers
Your creative
Spirit is within us
In being human;
in caring for one another and our planet
Your creative
Spirit is within us
We are creative
beings made to the image and likeness of a creative God.
Amen
Seen above (and on home-page mastheads): Olive Tree I by Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga Steele
Words from “Prayer” and “UPrayer: Thanksgiving for the Creative Endeavour” by Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga Steele.