What does it mean to adopt a posture of humility in our assignment as creatives commissioned to create for the transformation of our world? An expression of humility is being open to learning the way of fear. But what really could this mean?
Somewhat different than a multivitamin that is to be consumed on a daily, and preferably, long-term basis, we may liken learning the way of fear to being in a marinade–something you entirely soak in, that engulfs you, that flavors your life, and ultimately affects how you express yourself in a way that cannot be easily changed or switched off at will.
When we learn the way of fear—to marinade in the creativity that fearfully creates with perfection—the evidence is often clear in the way creativity lingers or endures and evidences itself in the lives of the people and world around us: our children and their children for generations thereafter, learn the way of fear. They learn to “earn their keep”—to own their lives and take responsibility for their environment. They learn to see value in their own lives as it relates to the lives of others and the environment. Future generations catch on to this sort of creativity: learning to see the value of human life and realizing the dignity of creativity that is accorded to all creation—all things and all people. They learn to care for and tend to the needs of others in keeping with fearfulness and wonder because they realize that they themselves are created with fearfulness and wonder by the Creator. Rather than reptilian reactions amid difficult situations, they evidence restful responses, a peculiarly attractive characteristic for others to catch in such a time as this; something worth passing on.
Consider, …a thought, something to chew on for the week:
Have I taken time today to marinade in the knowledge of the Creator-inspired fearfulness and wonder in which I myself am created?
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