For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh.
Isaiah 55:8 (World English Bible)
and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh.
Isaiah 55:8 (World English Bible)
Introduction
For a moment ponder one possible interpretation for the work above:
Questions to Consider
What are some other examples of “streams of thought” you can think of from history?
What are some other examples of “borders to resist change” from history?
What are some examples of “streams of thought” you can think of from your life?
What are some examples of “borders to resist change” which are trying to limit your thoughts from being fully realized?
Call to Action
Based on the streams of thought and borders in your life, what specific action can you take to live in a more unrestrained way? How will you practically carry your streams of thought past the border to fruition so they become a reality?
Examples to kick-start your thinking:
Final Thoughts
“The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.”
William Bragg
“Few minds wear out; more rust out.”
Christian Nestell Bovee
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”
William James
For a moment ponder one possible interpretation for the work above:
- The seemingly vague lines of color represent streams of thought.
- The frame represents a border attempting to hold the thoughts at bay. The frame is the well-meaning intentions of polite society to resist change.
- When Dr. King sought to change the thinking of a nation about race.
- When Galileo sought to change the perceptions of our position in the universe.
- When Jesus Christ sought to change the definition of greatness by saying, “But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.” Matthew 23:11 (World English Bible)
Questions to Consider
What are some other examples of “streams of thought” you can think of from history?
What are some other examples of “borders to resist change” from history?
What are some examples of “streams of thought” you can think of from your life?
What are some examples of “borders to resist change” which are trying to limit your thoughts from being fully realized?
Call to Action
Based on the streams of thought and borders in your life, what specific action can you take to live in a more unrestrained way? How will you practically carry your streams of thought past the border to fruition so they become a reality?
Examples to kick-start your thinking:
- If you are a scientist or engineer, are you limiting your research or inventions to minor variations of what has been done in the past? Take time to consider your research from a completely different angle and see where it leads you.
- If you are a person of faith, have you limited your belief to more readily fit into the tidy borders of society? How will you cross the border to love more radically and live in more freedom?
Final Thoughts
“The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.”
William Bragg
“Few minds wear out; more rust out.”
Christian Nestell Bovee
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”
William James