Comments on: In The Face Of Tragedy, Beauty http://www.danwilt.com/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/ spiritual storytelling, keeping faith Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:27:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: simon http://www.danwilt.com/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18966 simon Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:43:57 +0000 http://www.danwilt.com/index.php/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18966 as an outsider I feel the pain you are sharing in your post. There is no need to wrestle about it. I strongly think its important for a musician/artist or whatever to express the talents given to focus on beauty. As I think about it, I have a feeling that it is God's way of coping with grief and loss. When we are able to create that space where God has the freedom to do His powerfull healing, we also recieve healing ourselfs. I know a piano player who has that gift. When she starts to play it feels like heaven is opening up and all the attention is drawn to God. I pray for those who grief. May beaty heal you. as an outsider I feel the pain you are sharing in your post. There is no need to wrestle about it. I strongly think its important for a musician/artist or whatever to express the talents given to focus on beauty. As I think about it, I have a feeling that it is God’s way of coping with grief and loss. When we are able to create that space where God has the freedom to do His powerfull healing, we also recieve healing ourselfs. I know a piano player who has that gift. When she starts to play it feels like heaven is opening up and all the attention is drawn to God.

I pray for those who grief. May beaty heal you.

]]> By: tina http://www.danwilt.com/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18926 tina Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:08:53 +0000 http://www.danwilt.com/index.php/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18926 you're a good heart dan ... AND ... i think it is good to go there. our culture doesn't know how to be together over stuff like this and so we often just don't. as you well know, some of the greatest works of art have come out of profound loss and suffering. how very relevant for that to be one of the things God would turn our hearts toward at a time of loss. your worship gifts to suzanne eased her pain, my pain, and the pain of many others. the beauty of those times will stay with me forever. all that to say thanks, t you’re a good heart dan … AND … i think it is good to go there. our culture doesn’t know how to be together over stuff like this and so we often just don’t. as you well know, some of the greatest works of art have come out of profound loss and suffering. how very relevant for that to be one of the things God would turn our hearts toward at a time of loss.

your worship gifts to suzanne eased her pain, my pain, and the pain of many others. the beauty of those times will stay with me forever.

all that to say thanks, t

]]> By: Administrator http://www.danwilt.com/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18906 Administrator Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:52:51 +0000 http://www.danwilt.com/index.php/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18906 Maybe the post was more for those on the outside of grief, or on its periphery, rather than for those in the midst of it. I wrestled with posting it because its fresh and real, and I don't want to minimize it all by talking about it – but the drive to call others to help in this way (with music and beauty) felt important – I wrestle with confusion as to what to do with a gathering of people that is in mourning; this situation reminded me to not work so hard at it, but rather to create space with beauty for the heart to just "breathe." Maybe the post was more for those on the outside of grief, or on its periphery, rather than for those in the midst of it.

I wrestled with posting it because its fresh and real, and I don’t want to minimize it all by talking about it – but the drive to call others to help in this way (with music and beauty) felt important – I wrestle with confusion as to what to do with a gathering of people that is in mourning; this situation reminded me to not work so hard at it, but rather to create space with beauty for the heart to just “breathe.”

]]> By: tina http://www.danwilt.com/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18898 tina Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:45:59 +0000 http://www.danwilt.com/index.php/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18898 while in the grip of grief, i have found everything, including breathing, to be offensive. at first blush i wondered if i found your thoughts a bit pithy, but you've given me something to think about dan. i'm truly going to ponder this. while in the grip of grief, i have found everything, including breathing, to be offensive. at first blush i wondered if i found your thoughts a bit pithy, but you’ve given me something to think about dan. i’m truly going to ponder this.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.danwilt.com/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18745 Administrator Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:38:39 +0000 http://www.danwilt.com/index.php/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18745 thanks for the gift of those phrases, Mary. thanks for the gift of those phrases, Mary.

]]> By: mary http://www.danwilt.com/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18702 mary Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:37:49 +0000 http://www.danwilt.com/index.php/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18702 thank you for your comments on beauty. I believe I have unconsciously been searching for an explanation, a way of expressing my eclectic and incessant sights of beauty. thank you. I would like to add that it's not solely in the midst of pain sorrow suffering that beauty consoles. it takes my breath away and fills my chest and fills my belly and fills my lungs even on good days a wondrous wondrous safe warm blankey. thank you for post! thank you for your comments on beauty.
I believe I have unconsciously been searching for an explanation, a way of expressing my eclectic and incessant sights of beauty.
thank you.

I would like to add that it’s not solely in the midst of pain sorrow suffering that beauty consoles.

it takes my breath away
and fills my chest
and fills my belly
and fills my lungs
even on good days

a wondrous wondrous safe warm blankey.

thank you for post!

]]> By: Administrator http://www.danwilt.com/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18635 Administrator Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:00:38 +0000 http://www.danwilt.com/index.php/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18635 I'm glad it spoke to you, Hannah. Beauty seems to be a portal to God, in any expression fitting the context, and attending in the midst of any suffering. I think beauty is the fragrance of God passing by, the brush of his cloak in the wind, the rustle of his presence in the now. Any other thoughts on beauty? I’m glad it spoke to you, Hannah.

Beauty seems to be a portal to God, in any expression fitting the context, and attending in the midst of any suffering.

I think beauty is the fragrance of God passing by, the brush of his cloak in the wind, the rustle of his presence in the now.

Any other thoughts on beauty?

]]> By: hannah http://www.danwilt.com/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18630 hannah Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:44:45 +0000 http://www.danwilt.com/index.php/in-the-face-of-tragedy-beauty/#comment-18630 this post was so beautiful, it made me cry. this post was so beautiful, it made me cry.

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