Bodying Forth His Beauty

To say I will not draw
because Michelangelo lives 
next door and is forever 
showing me his drawings.

To say, I will not paint as
Monet is in his garden
(again!) and mixing colors 
for his next great work.

To say I will not design 
a stitch because Edith Head
lives down the street
and is forever flaunting
her work in my face.

To say, I will not write
because So-and-so's 
has said just the same thing,
their nuances and phrasing
putting me to shame, and 
besides....look at those
books with her name on the
spine.

To say all this defies the 
God-breathed seed inside, 
the only you who can 
write what you see. No
other eyes, no other voice
pouring out on the page or
with a pen, but simply
facet of Him whose voice
began it all. Creation reflected
in his co-creators, images
bodying forth His beauty.
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photo: Schlatter Chapel Window, Warner Pacific University, Portland. JLCollins

14 comments:

  1. Amen a million times. Love this. Yes yes yes.

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  2. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL SIS...
    ...tattooing this on my soul today...

    "I will write be-jeweled
    lines to crown this life
    and leave it a better,
    more beautiful place.
    That's why I write."

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  3. Ah! So lovely. May we all truly "leave it a better, more beautiful place." Yes.

    xo

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  4. LOVE this, Jody. Thank you so much.

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  5. Oh. You nailed it, Jody. I love this so much, how you own your voice and the "be-jeweled lines," your hopes of leaving a more beautiful place behind with your words. Thank you for this.

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    1. Thank you, Amber..... The words just sorta dropped down from Heaven.

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  6. This is really beautiful and very true. Very, very fine. Thank you for sharing this.

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  7. I adore this Jody. Every word and the most beautiful reason " to leave it a better, more beautiful place". Were neighbors today at #smallwonder!

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  8. Yes! You're unique reflection of God is your gift. :)

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