One of my greatest concerns today is what ministry will be mine when I leave the college studio? I have spent years teaching art as a way to thank God and to live a life of ongoing gratefulness as one way to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. In a few years, I will walk away from that life and embark on the last journey of life on earth. What ministry will be mine in those final years of my life? It is no small thing to reinvent yourself, especially when your physical self is gnarled and knotted in the reality of the aged. It will require a tremendous economy of effort and exquisite wisdom of living to do what ministry and art-making require. That is going to be one of the greatest undertakings of my life, meaningfully living my aging years. I have found that following God is above all things, a great adventure.
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