A signpost
Albert Bogle
August 12, 2016
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Jeremiah 6: 16
This is what the Lord says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
Summer is the time for festivals and an opportunity to make friends, catch up with others and be stimulated to think in new and different ways. Any kind of art form seeks to help us all ask questions about life. Who am I in relation to what I am seeing hearing or experiencing? What is expected of me now that I have discovered or uncovered a new perspective? How should I respond - if at all, to the issues being raised? These questions are universal. Some people argue all of life is like a piece of art and we are the creative players. It’s not what we say, its how we say it. It’s not what we paint, it’s how we paint it. It’s not what we play it’s how we play it. In other words life happens and we are called to respond. We can either live virtuously or live for the moment - for our own amusement? What would it be like if we were to allow the festival of living to be shaped by the presence of the Spirit of God.? Now, would that not be creative living?
Lord,
Thank you for Edinburgh
(Although I love Glasgow)
Thank you for its wide streets
And Georgian buildings
Its poets, philosophers and architects
Its people from the past who contribute to the present
Its festivals of fun, faith and bookish inquiry
The city with its ability to inspire
Artist, musicians, actors and authors
Mingling together on the streets
Sharing views
Drinking coffee, wine and beer
Searching
Seeking
Longing
To be
Recognised
Recompensed
Reviewed
Lord,
Give me insight and humility
To Listen
To hear and not be heard
To see and not be seen
To mingle and meet
And never be known
To greet and smile
And then be gone
A signpost in the city for a day
Pointing to a path undiscovered
By this generation
But well worn by giants from the past
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