![]() She is recently retired as Professor of Religion at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. She earned her PhD in New Testament from the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California in 1992. Shawn Carruth, OSB is a member of Mount St Benedict Monastery in Crookston, MN. This was a gathering of the 14 monasteries of the Federation of St Gertrude, and her presentation was given in the context of the sisters’ visioning for the future. It is from this deep place where I am learning to paint the portrait of a bird, where I am learning to hear God within me, that I want to live Benedictine life.Įd Note: The poem, “How to Paint a Portrait of a Bird,” was translated and shared by Shawn Carruth, OSB in a presentation to the Chapter of the Federation of St Gertrude, July 2014. Then we turn and pass the feather to them because they, too, have learned to paint the portrait of a bird, to seek God with us. The Spirit’s song is for them as well as for us. When we hear the Spirit sing, others who have been waiting and learning from us are with us and we hear it together. We wait and others wait with us watching. We wait to hear God’s word speaking deep within us. We can’t control God’s coming nor God’s speaking. They see the importance of what we are doing as we seek God. We create the environment and they come to wait and watch with us in the silence. Like someone watching the artist, others are watching us. We carefully remove each bar of the cage around our heart that would keep God from being free within us or that would make God smaller than God is. Over the years, we learn through this silence and waiting to be present to the presence of God both within us and around us. It is not something that we have a lot of words for. When we experience God’s presence, we keep the deepest silence out of respect and awe. We hold the space inside within us and in our monasteries as open and free as possible for God. We can hardly speak of what we know of God. lattice collection to painting tutorial (67 figure) flower petals Environment concept art, Concept art tutorial. Discover (and save) your own Pins on Pinterest. When the bird comes, when we have an experience of God, we wait in the deepest silence. This Pin was discovered by Madison Turner. ![]() We seek to make our hearts simple, beautiful, useful for God. We create a simple, beautiful environment to support our seeking God. First we provide the environment conducive for seeking God in our houses and in our hearts. ![]() We seek God like the artist seeking to paint a portrait of a bird. This poem touches me deeply as a metaphor for our Benedictine life. Paint also the green foliage and the freshness of the windĪnd the noise of the creatures in the grass in the heat of the summerĪnd then wait until the bird decides to singĪnd you write your name in a corner of the painting. Gently close the door with the paintbrushĬhoosing the most beautiful of its branches for the bird The speed or slowness of the bird’s arrival But it could just as well take long years ![]()
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