The Art of Living in Season
The art of living in season is an attentiveness, a way of attending to God's artistry in creation through the seasons in which we find ourselves, and flourish“like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in season, and its leaf does not wither.”
(Psalm 1:3)
For me, it is a daily discipline while I tend my garden or my flower pots, stroll through a park, or a farmer’s market, sit at a seasonal table fare. In time, I meander with my observations towards my desk, or my kitchen with a sense of belonging and gratitude.
Over the years, I have come to contemplate how the natural seasons often interact with and enrich our walk through the church seasons, as well as our life seasons, giving us a local stage from which to enact our Christian discipleship – our everyday sainthood. I wrote and illustrated these reflections in a book, published in April 2024:
The Art of Living in Season.
The question is: how might each of us, artist or not, pay attention and attend to the world around us? How might we train our eyes to see, our hands to care, and our hearts to return gratitude to the Author of all things good and beautiful?
