It was refreshing to read Johannes Tauler, a mystic with a practical side. I think his words are as appropriate and timely today as they were in his time. We still struggle to see work as something to incorporate as a part of our spiritual lives. We think work takes us away from our lives when in actuality, it is our lives. This fall, I have been volunteering at a library when I don't get called in to substitute at another school. My two friends are the librarians there and I enjoy helping them on projects. It is actually easier for me to think about doing it to honor God when I'm not getting paid, easier to see it as a spiritual exercise when a check doesn't come in the mail. Helping them out is its own reward, seeing their load lightened helps me to see a way in which God is using me. Besides, sitting and contemplating all day does not suit me, I am not the eye of the body. Maybe I am the heart with a bit of the hands. Inward reflection with outward action. It was one of the things I really liked about his sermon- be yourself. Don't try to be someone you are not. God made you just as you are and that is good. As I get ready to leave for Africa, that is a good truth to remember. Just being myself will be enough. If God chose me he has also equipped me and I need not fear.
I also wanted to share with you something I am really proud of that I did this week. I am making READ posters for a school and this one is my favorite. It features the librarians, and they really do compliment each other so this design was perfect. Learning how to do this and seeing the result still gives me warm fuzzies inside.
365-09 #340Labels: 365-09 Challenge, Africa, Mysticism, Photography
