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Notes from Chapter 7 of ONE THOUSAND GIFTS by Ann Voskamp

“Nothing here below is profane for those who know how to see,” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

“Nothing happens to you except by the will of God, and yet [God’s] beloved children curse it because they do not know it for what it is,” by Jean-Pierre de Caussade

Quotes from Ann Vaskamp in Chapter 7:
“The parent must always self-parent first, self-preach before child-teach, because who can bring peace unless they’ve held their own peace? … there’s always the decent from the mount.”

“Contemplative simplicity isn’t a matter of circumstances, it’s a matter of focus.”

“No material is opaque. If we are willing to see – people, circumstances, situations, relationships – all is transparent. … To see the glory, name the graces.”

My thoughts after reading the chapter:
Loves achieves more than anger. I am a blasphemer. My first grade teacher didn’t care that the boy hit me first before she saw me hit him back.

To paraphrase Vankamp, “Thank you, God, that you don’t leave me in my mess.”

Words with much meaning remind me of how I have reacted recently by withholding attention to one of God’s children when I could have given it and didn’t. Give me another chance, God, please. Let me see the Ugly Beautiful.

Today, March 23, 2011, is a special day. It’s the first day Merlin didn’t bark at me. Maybe Merlin saw Dave visiting with us on the screened porch and decided we were okay and not a threat to him.

To go with this Art of God, I was reminded of an old song. This video on YouTube is only 2 minutes long:
Come Love’s Old Sweet Song-Bing Crosby

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In my imagination, I can imagine this may even be included in the Art of God and possibly entitling it God's Heart of Love.