Art As Doing & Being Prayer
"...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 SteeleWords from "Prayer" and "UPrayer: Thanksgiving for the Creative Endeavour" by Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga Steele.
