In the play, The Rainmaker, Lizzie is talking to Starbuck about looking at her dad and seeing him "for real." I wasted way too much time yesterday trying to find the quote to share with you but, sadly, I did not. Here is the part I remember:
Some nights I'm in the kitchen washing the dishes and pop's playing poker with the boys. Well, I watch him real close...
Lizzie goes on to say that, as she pays attention to every physical detail - it makes her love her pop so much she could cry.
My friend, Jan Richardson is a beautiful women. She's an artist, a writer and a minister. She's very spiritual. Some have called her woo woo. In this Lenten season she's shared an on line retreat called "Beloved, An Online Journey into Lent and Easter."
In week 3 of Jan's Journey she emphasized our bodies. What? Here are a couple of excerpts:
What if we could see each other the way God does?
What if we could see ourselves the way God does?
What if we opened our eyes?
In Genesis, we learn quickly that our seeing has consequences. After Eve and Adam eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the first they do is look at each other.
The second thing they do is cover up.
then the eyes of both were opened,
and they knew that they were naked.
-Genesis 3:7
...what if it wasn't shame that drove them to dress themselves? What if it was beauty? What if they clothed themselves not because they were embarrassed by their bodies but because they were dazzled?
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If you're interested in Jan's work, or being part of future retreats, look up Jan Richardson.
Some nights I'm in the kitchen washing the dishes and pop's playing poker with the boys. Well, I watch him real close...
Lizzie goes on to say that, as she pays attention to every physical detail - it makes her love her pop so much she could cry.
My friend, Jan Richardson is a beautiful women. She's an artist, a writer and a minister. She's very spiritual. Some have called her woo woo. In this Lenten season she's shared an on line retreat called "Beloved, An Online Journey into Lent and Easter."
In week 3 of Jan's Journey she emphasized our bodies. What? Here are a couple of excerpts:
What if we could see each other the way God does?
What if we could see ourselves the way God does?
What if we opened our eyes?
In Genesis, we learn quickly that our seeing has consequences. After Eve and Adam eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the first they do is look at each other.
The second thing they do is cover up.
then the eyes of both were opened,
and they knew that they were naked.
-Genesis 3:7
...what if it wasn't shame that drove them to dress themselves? What if it was beauty? What if they clothed themselves not because they were embarrassed by their bodies but because they were dazzled?
***
If you're interested in Jan's work, or being part of future retreats, look up Jan Richardson.
