Some theologies envision a God who watches every move, who notes and judges every sin. Some theologies imagine a God whose “eye is on the sparrow,” who sees every struggle and responds with loving care. Others take God out of the equation entirely, believing that the only thing that keeps complete tabs on our actions would be the law of cause and effect.
Do you feel that God or the universe watches you with judgment or compassion, or neither, or both?
The Jewish holiday of Purim honors the memory of Esther, who saved the Jewish people from the conspiracies of the evil Haman by means that included trickery, alcohol, food and sexuality. The holiday itself features drinking, rowdy play-acting, and generally the sort of activities that we don’t usually associate with religious observances.
How have you used unexpected means to turn around a bad situation?
Tea is the traditional British solution for pretty much anything. Crises are met with cups of tea, as are times of meeting, breaks from work and rallying oneself to move forward. A cup of tea is a way to pause, to gather your thoughts or to gather your friends, to fortify yourself so that you can carry on.
How do you create moments of pause or restoration in your day?
A spring is a means for holding energy. Push the spring down and you store the energy of your downward motion, release your hand and the spring snaps up, releasing that energy back to the world again.
What potential is stored in you, just waiting to be released?
“God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things.”
—Pablo Picasso
Where is the creative mark of the Holy most evident to you?
