I can't get over that we hear the harmonies that Mozart heard! That when I write, there may be some way I am naming what someone else already knows by heart. Oh how wondrous.
I was thinking that the 'counting' of the gathered leftover bread and fish was both a receiving of abundance and a response to God's generosity. I connect this gratitude/grace pairing with how Charles Williams called our participation in ministry 'superfluous.' In popular thought superfluous means 'not really necessary,' but it literally means 'overflowing.' Jesus could have fed the multitude without the disciples' help. But he graciously invited them into his generosity and into his abundance. Us too.
I love the 'poetry' with which Fujimura calls art generative, generous, and generational. And keep pointing to abundance. At feast times, I would recommend counting leftovers as a sacrament.
Ooh, say more about leftovers at feast time. Jerry.
At first I thought you meant "counting leftovers" the way the disciples counted twelve baskets of leftovers after the feeding of the five thousand. I think you mean "considering leftovers to be a sacrament." Either way, I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on the matter.
Congratulations on the millionth download of the Habit Podcast! That is awesome. I've long enjoyed listening to the Habit Podcast. Thank you for making it.
That is amazing. And the Andrew Peterson reference at the end... the cherry on top 👌
That song is actually my favorite song (ever) because, like you said, Dr. Rogers, it struck a chord in me that I didn’t know was there. I could never have created that piece of music, never could have put words to the emotions that song conveys, but Andrew Peterson did, and it resonated in me and I am so grateful for that piece of music.
I can't get over that we hear the harmonies that Mozart heard! That when I write, there may be some way I am naming what someone else already knows by heart. Oh how wondrous.
I was thinking that the 'counting' of the gathered leftover bread and fish was both a receiving of abundance and a response to God's generosity. I connect this gratitude/grace pairing with how Charles Williams called our participation in ministry 'superfluous.' In popular thought superfluous means 'not really necessary,' but it literally means 'overflowing.' Jesus could have fed the multitude without the disciples' help. But he graciously invited them into his generosity and into his abundance. Us too.
I love the 'poetry' with which Fujimura calls art generative, generous, and generational. And keep pointing to abundance. At feast times, I would recommend counting leftovers as a sacrament.
Ooh, say more about leftovers at feast time. Jerry.
At first I thought you meant "counting leftovers" the way the disciples counted twelve baskets of leftovers after the feeding of the five thousand. I think you mean "considering leftovers to be a sacrament." Either way, I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on the matter.
Congratulations on the millionth download of the Habit Podcast! That is awesome. I've long enjoyed listening to the Habit Podcast. Thank you for making it.
I've been a Habit Podcast enjoyer for a while--I hope it continues for a long, long time!
That is amazing. And the Andrew Peterson reference at the end... the cherry on top 👌
That song is actually my favorite song (ever) because, like you said, Dr. Rogers, it struck a chord in me that I didn’t know was there. I could never have created that piece of music, never could have put words to the emotions that song conveys, but Andrew Peterson did, and it resonated in me and I am so grateful for that piece of music.
Thank you, Dr. Rogers, for this post.