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February 15, 2016 by RaSonya

The Bright Field, Art 365-16-46

One of the books recommended by Jennifer Edwards for A Pilgim’s Draw is The Word in the Wilderness by Malcolm Guite.  The book is a gem  filled with lovely poems for Lent.  The reading for Sunday was R. S. Thomas’ poem, ‘The Bright Field’.  Guite uses this poem to illustrate the notion of clearing out, giving up things to make room for even better things to come into our lives.  My odd ball artist’s brain got a completely different ‘feeling’ from Thomas’ poem and the snippet the author included from Elizabeth Barret Browning’s Aurora Leigh:

Earth’s crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God;
But only he who sees, takes off his shoes,

The Bright Field RaSonya Pearce www.FaithworksArtStudio.com

I was struck by how artists SEE the world.  We tend to look deeper and longer seeing the little things others miss, the glory in the mundane.  Both poems bring to mind the opening of William Blake’s ‘To See a World…’:

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.

How many people would stand around in the chill air drawing trail side weeds?  Who takes the time to see the treasure in the field?

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Remember, faith works!

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Joyfully exploring God's world through the eyes of an artist.

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    Jennifer Edwards says

    February 16, 2016 at 11:58 AM

    Oh I LOVE that you are reading this as well!! Isn’t it wonderful? Such a rich volume of collected poetry and Guite’s wonderful insights. Blessings to you as you walk your Bright Field RaSonya!
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      RaSonya says

      February 16, 2016 at 12:25 PM

      Thank you so much for listing this book on A Pilgrim’s Draw. I love it!!!! I’m also reading (and enjoying) Call of the Camino and Journey to the Cross from your post. Every Lent I try to find a different devotional to work through and these are awesome! Thank you and bless you on your Pilgim Way!
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    Timaree says

    February 17, 2016 at 11:21 AM

    Good point! My son teases me saying I see everything differently than most people. Then he tacks on “but your artist pals probably understand you” and he’s right!

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      RaSonya says

      February 20, 2016 at 5:24 AM

      He’s right, we do understand, LOL! My kiddos say the same about me…:)
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