Today we had our final exam in our Christian Thought class. It spanned about 500 years of history - from the Reformation to now. Our professor, Dr. Pacini, used art to explain many of the movements and different theologies. One of the main themes of this art was looking at what people saw when they turned inward or looked into a mirror. Initially, they saw the light of Christ and reflected on God. I liked to call this portion of class "It's not about you...it's about God." Next, theologians became influenced by society and the inward turn reflected our images of our self rather than God. This portion is affectionately known in my notes as "You're so vain...you probably think theology's about you." Finally, we look into the mirror and see a distorted image of ourself and therefore look again towards God...what I call "Back to life...back to reality."
In honor of my test and my inward turn, I decided to wear a Superman t-shirt today. Hopefully the power of Superman infected my pen and helped me pass my test. My professor thought it was funny that my inward turn reflected Superman - what would YOU call it?
Monday, May 08, 2006
Friday, May 05, 2006
Joy to the World
These last couple of weeks have been very hectic and crazy. However, here are some moments of joy and peace that I wanted to share with you all:
- Becoming comfortable with just sitting with a person and not needing to talk - it truly is a discipline for me but one that I have grown to love and appreciate and actually need
- There is just something about watching couples walk together in the summertime that makes me love LOVE. I don't know what it is, but in that moment of being out in the open and just enjoying each other's company, sharing conversation, talking about nature, and walking hand in hand or step in step I feel like two people become more open. So I love driving down the road or walking down the street by myself and seeing others in companionship. It makes me happy for them.
- Another thing that I love is the smell of rain in the springtime. It smells so fresh yet so damp - rejuvenating and restoring - renewing and refreshing. Better than just the smell of rain is sitting outside under a tin roof, drinking coffee with friends, and listening to the rain fall around us.
- Writing a paper that is more of a process for myself rather than for an academic grade.
- Being with friends in laughter, dancing, storytelling, card playing, coffee drinking, paper writing, moving, studying and silence.
I do love the southland in the springtime!
- Becoming comfortable with just sitting with a person and not needing to talk - it truly is a discipline for me but one that I have grown to love and appreciate and actually need
- There is just something about watching couples walk together in the summertime that makes me love LOVE. I don't know what it is, but in that moment of being out in the open and just enjoying each other's company, sharing conversation, talking about nature, and walking hand in hand or step in step I feel like two people become more open. So I love driving down the road or walking down the street by myself and seeing others in companionship. It makes me happy for them.
- Another thing that I love is the smell of rain in the springtime. It smells so fresh yet so damp - rejuvenating and restoring - renewing and refreshing. Better than just the smell of rain is sitting outside under a tin roof, drinking coffee with friends, and listening to the rain fall around us.
- Writing a paper that is more of a process for myself rather than for an academic grade.
- Being with friends in laughter, dancing, storytelling, card playing, coffee drinking, paper writing, moving, studying and silence.
I do love the southland in the springtime!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)