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| Mid-Day Art, September 2020 |
Bless the books that find us at the right time.
Bless the books that live on our shelves and become like friends we visit over and again.
Bless the writers who dare to labor and give birth to their books.
Bless the watercolor palette with its limitless possibilities.
Bless the pencil that allows vision to take shape and be re-shaped.
Bless the open and waiting paper.
Bless the favorite brush that arcs and fills, both faint and full.
Bless the table that holds everything before me.
Bless the chair that holds the weight of me - body, mind, heart & soul.
Bless my hands as they learn a new dance across the page.
Bless God the Artist
Maker of the Colors, Maker of the Hours, Maker of us All.
* This blessing is inspired by an invitation in In The Artist's Rule: nurturing your creative soul with monastic wisdom. Christine Valters Paintner asks readers to consider writing a blessing for creative work and the sacred tools of creating.
