Art with Purpose
Last night my family went to the opening of an art show in downtown Seattle. There were only between 35-40 people there and rubbing shoulders with the CEO of REI and the President of the National Parks Conservation Association is not something we regularly do, but we are friends of the photographers whose pictures were on display.
The pictures were taken by a father and his two sons at various National Parks around the United States. They were taken while on vacation and doing what they really enjoy – spending time together as a family and taking photographs. Now, the photos are being used to bring awareness to people about the need to preserve our National Parks. There is something beautiful that takes place when what you love collides with great purpose.
My prayer is that everyone could somehow capture that in their lives. Art with Purpose.
June 17th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
“There is something beautiful that takes place when what you love collides with great purpose.”
I think this is exactly what God wants us to learn, the problem is we keep trying to be an arm, or an ear when God has made us something else because we try to fit into something that someone else has started rather than being willing to do what God has made us to do. Life with a purpose takes contemplation and a willingness to take a risk which can be scary, but the reward is tremendous.