Photo Series Title: "When the Spirit Moves, So Do I."
I breathe in God,
divine inspiration.
Lord, give me the grace
to inhale for the sake of your presence only,
not for the expectation of some masterpiece.
I listen for the Spirit:
When He shows me visions,
I paint.
When He whispers words,
I write.
When He gives me new sight,
I photograph.
When he expands my heart to love others,
I produce and direct.
When God speaks,
“Artist, go!”
who am I to deny the One who is in the wind?
I pray for
divine inspiration
divine ideas
divine artistry.
Just as I work through
cameras and paints
stage lights and scripts,
I offer You the medium of myself.
I want Beauty to make its way to Earth.
Whether it be theater, dance, writing, photography, or painting,
I want to be nothing more than a paper straw,
slowly disintegrating
with a limited time of use
a momentary channel.
Let me create
what the Creator would give me the honor
of simply passing through
my mind
my hands
and into His creation.
I will continue to garden
even when my life feels more like a desert.
Your call to create
is not dependent on my emotions,
or even on my talent.
Helper, give me the grace to create for an audience of One
even when I stand nightly in front of crowds of thousands.
Lord, we need your beauty.
We need to stand in awe.
Thank you for art that reveals You,
the One who gives
eyes to see and ears to hear.
May it all point to You.
Art as a means, not an end.
Artists as a means, not an end.
Artists loved more than their art.
The Creator loved more than our creations.
Inspired by my friends Elizabeth Moore & Audrey Elledge who recently released their second book of liturgies. You can find them at the links below!
Liturgies for Hope: https://a.co/d/ioN4kQD
Liturgies for Wholeness: https://a.co/d/eL8ev4o
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