I drive by it every day on my way to work. It’s a group of cows painted on a building, standing behind a fence. At least that’s what it looks like from the highway. However, today I parked right in front of it, and discovered a different perspective.
It’s challenging to make out what these animals even are from ten feet away. At half that distance it looks like one of the gals is being impaled by a fence post!
Yet, from three hundred feet away it looks like a group of cows painted on a building. (sorry, no pic available. I was driving).
Reality: what a concept!
Robin Williams
In a recent post, The Wonder of Simply Being, my friend Rainer—The Devotional Guy, writes about sitting alone in a bustling coffee shop, without feeling alone.
I think about the paradox of connection—how we crave it, fear it, resist it, and seek it all at once.
Rainer Bantau
How does this relate to cows painted on the side of a building? I’m still working on that; please bear with me.
My immediate thought as I took the close-up picture was, “Man, I’m all up in this cow’s business. I need to back up a bit.”
Perspective often improves with distance.
Quick, think about something that happened to you awhile ago that felt like the end of the world. Was it?
Suck it up, buttercup.
My therapist—in so many words. (I wanted to throw a crumpled up hundred-dollar bill at him and exit his comfy office.)
I stayed. And I’m glad I did, because both he and Rainer are on to something. Many of us need to give ourselves more space to simply be. I’m raising my hand here.
What does the Bible say about this? I’m still working on that, too.
I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:11b, 13 (NIV)
🎶Hello darkness, perspective, my old friend.🎶 Paul Simon (edited by me)
Kind reader, what are your thoughts about making sense out of the mural of life? Is it best viewed close up, mid-range, or from a safe distance? Either way, all the Lord’s paintings are masterpieces.
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:9-10 (NIV)
Thank you for reading. 🙏❤️ prayers and love.
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