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From The Restory - Conversations On The Journey (113)

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Spirituality In Conversation With Art


“All Jesus did that day was tell stories -
a long storytelling afternoon.”

‭‭Matt ‭13‬:‭34‬  (The Message)                              





The Conversation







Elements From The Conversation













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“When we move toward our own creativity, 
we move toward our Creator. 
When we seek to become more spiritual, 
we find ourselves becoming more creative. 
Our creativity and our spirituality are so closely interconnected 
they are in effect one and the same thing. 
Speaking of God, we often use the words “Maker” or “Creator” 
without recognizing that those are the terms for “artist.” 
God is the Great Artist. 
We are creations 
and we are intended, in turn, to be creative ourselves.”

Julia Cameron                              

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What if we were to replace "creative" in the Matisse quote with "spiritual"?

Being creative can have a huge impakt on our God-image.


Music




"Jazz helps us be sensitive to the whole range of existence. 
Far from offering us rose-colored glasses … 
it realistically speaks of sorrow and pain…. 
Jazz stimulates us to feel deeply and truthfully…. 
Jazz thunders a mighty “yes.” 

Alvin L. Kershaw                       


May your leaning back into the creative God's love, stimulate you to be creative with abandon.


With our love. 


PS. Our friend, Carol Preston, commented on today's conversation. In her comment she mentions the dragon she's been working on for 2 years. It won't fit into the comment section, but it is so beautiful and meaningful, that we want to make it part of the post.




George & Matilda 

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  1. Anonymous28 May 2024 at 11:16

    Carol Preston:

    Your conversation really resonated with me, more than usual. As an artist I often immerse myself in a piece of work and then look at it later and think: “where did that come from?” Because more often than not it did not come from me. I am working on a graphic novel and I can spend hours at a time on it, drawing little circles and dotting tiny dots. It becomes a spiritual meditation, as does time in Matilda’s pottery studio when I go there. I believe the process of creativity is more than a gift of a talent, it is a gift of time, and if used wisely, a gift to others who view the work. I have added an image of the dragon who is the key character of the novel. It has taken me two years so far and I am not half way yet, but it is the biggest gift of love I have received from Spirit – the time to work on it, the space to meditate while I do so, and the knowledge that the finished product does not come from me.

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  2. Anonymous28 May 2024 at 11:37

    The beauty, Carol, is that even though it didn't come from you, it cannot happen without you. YOU are the channel through which Spirit flows. You don't become redundant in the process.
    "Without God we cannot. Without us He will not." (St Augustine)

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