In art exists balance and rhythm. It's eternal power is a result of its ability to resonate with the harmony that inhabits the universe. A necessary component of this harmony is silence. Silence is a powerful tool of music. the power before the base drop is a calm that gives meaning to the storm. The white space in the canvas that accents the color only makes the painting more satisfying. In quiet much can be said that words fail express.
From the artists we can be taught some wisdom. We must learn from the musician who will intentionally not play and the painter who will leave some canvas empty. To a people who attempt to carve our names in the foundations of the universe, be wary. We also must let the hammer and chisel fall with which we shape our future and learn to watch our destinies be shaped for us. Find the balance between what we can do to shape our futures and what is not our concern. As much as we strive for total control it lives just beyond our grasp. The art of nothing is the cultivation of a peace that will accept what happens without needing to govern the outcomes. Meditation, quiet, silence, contemplation and self control all remedies for the same need. The need to control, which we covet, often at the expense of the need to do our best and never give up.
I do not write here of simple rest and relaxation for these are intentional activities which equip us for other intentional activities. Even these must sometimes be put aside. To do nothing is to watch to listen, to observe the world as it passes by. Realize that the world does not need us and be humbled. God does not need us for His kingdom to come. Find your place in the universe for there is peace.
The Prince of Peace whose birth we celebrate built for us a place in His universe. There He is and there He calls us to be with Him. It's not in position, accomplishment, control or power in which we shall find our fulfillment. Only in the company of our Maker shall our potential be realized and our perfection accomplished. To Him let us go, in this season let us bow before His throne and allow Him to live and move and empower us for His good purposes that the world would be made right and our futures made certain.
I do not write here of simple rest and relaxation for these are intentional activities which equip us for other intentional activities. Even these must sometimes be put aside. To do nothing is to watch to listen, to observe the world as it passes by. Realize that the world does not need us and be humbled. God does not need us for His kingdom to come. Find your place in the universe for there is peace.
The Prince of Peace whose birth we celebrate built for us a place in His universe. There He is and there He calls us to be with Him. It's not in position, accomplishment, control or power in which we shall find our fulfillment. Only in the company of our Maker shall our potential be realized and our perfection accomplished. To Him let us go, in this season let us bow before His throne and allow Him to live and move and empower us for His good purposes that the world would be made right and our futures made certain.
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