Do not let your words be troubled by Annmarie Miles
Lately I've been wondering what will happen to the arts, and our craft, in the wake of lockdown. Thankfully bookshops are starting to open up and hopefully that will kick the publishing industry back into full swing. However as the priority seems to be the economy and there is more money in a football match than in a hundred book launches (I would imagine), sport is trumping the arts. I was so sorry to read reports of the Millennium Centre here in Wales, closing until 2021, making staff redundant. And equally sad to read the press release from the Delfont Mackintosh Theatre Group.
We should support, as much as we can, all creative industry, but we do not need to worry. Our words and our works will accomplish all he has purposed for them, if we keep faithful to the vision God has given us. Believe me, I'm saying that as much to myself as anyone!
Let's commit to praying for the arts at this time. That, as the lockdown eases, and the high streets open up, people will want to visit their libraries, appreciate art, visit museums. Let's pray for our own and each other's work, that we will flourish and not flounder in these strange times. May God be glorified in each word.
Don't worry. God's got this :)
Annmarie Miles is from Dublin, Ireland.
She lives with her husband Richard who is a pastor in the Eastern Valley of Gwent, in South Wales. She writes short stories, magazine articles, devotional pieces for Christian radio, and blogs about her faith at www.auntyamo.com Her first collection of short stories published in 2013, is called 'The Long & The Short of it'. Her second collection, 'A Sense of the Sea and other stories,' was published in 2018 and in December 2019 she published her first novel, Gorse Lodge. She is currently editing a non-fiction book about being an overweight Christian called, 'Have mercy on me O Lord, a slimmer.'
photo credit: shixart1985 The little girl makes plasticine ice cream. via photopin (license)
Where will it all end?
The great news is, our God is a creator. From the moment he first said, "Let there be..." he has been making. Anything he has made that has been broken, he is mending. I get comfort and joy when I remember that we have a Maker. A Creator, who has given us the ability and the desire to be creative.
We should support, as much as we can, all creative industry, but we do not need to worry. Our words and our works will accomplish all he has purposed for them, if we keep faithful to the vision God has given us. Believe me, I'm saying that as much to myself as anyone!
Let's commit to praying for the arts at this time. That, as the lockdown eases, and the high streets open up, people will want to visit their libraries, appreciate art, visit museums. Let's pray for our own and each other's work, that we will flourish and not flounder in these strange times. May God be glorified in each word.
Don't worry. God's got this :)
She lives with her husband Richard who is a pastor in the Eastern Valley of Gwent, in South Wales. She writes short stories, magazine articles, devotional pieces for Christian radio, and blogs about her faith at www.auntyamo.com Her first collection of short stories published in 2013, is called 'The Long & The Short of it'. Her second collection, 'A Sense of the Sea and other stories,' was published in 2018 and in December 2019 she published her first novel, Gorse Lodge. She is currently editing a non-fiction book about being an overweight Christian called, 'Have mercy on me O Lord, a slimmer.'
That's definitely a word for the moment, Annmarie, and a lovely message for writers. I love your sentence 'From the moment he first said, 'Let there be ...' he has been making.
ReplyDeleteYes, not only making but mending. A good thought. Thank you, Annmarie.
ReplyDeleteThank you. A very timely piece for today.
ReplyDeleteWhat a good word--not only making, but mending. Love that image.
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