Don\u2019t ever stand behind or next to an artist while he or she is creating something. Artists need room, space, and not so much conversation while they are creating. If you ever stand behind or next to an artist while he or she is creating, and you start offering suggestions, you will frustrate and paralyze the artist.<\/p>\n
When the artist is at work, your job is to stand back and admire what the artist is doing without interrupting the artist. And if you consider your suggestions or opinions to be so important, it is better for you to create something yourself.<\/p>\n
Only if an artist asks for your suggestions and opinions should you meddle in the artists\u2019 creative process. That\u2019s just the way it is.<\/p>\n
The creative process needs total freedom so that the artist remains attentive and focused on his or her creativity, follow his or her intuition, and be spontaneous when he or she feels inspired. If you ever get too close or too involved in someone else\u2019s creativity, don\u2019t be surprised when the artist asks you to take a walk. If you feel offended when you\u2019re told, then snap out of it because you walked unto holy ground without permission. Do yourself a favor and take a walk.<\/p>\n
With that being said, did you ever consider God an artist? Spiritual masters refer to God as an artist and all of creation, including us human beings, being an artistic expression of God\u2019s creative love. Indeed! God is an artist!
\nGod\u2019s work in us continues to be a creative process. And, just like any other artist, God needs the freedom to express his desires for us. It is up to you and me to grant God that freedom. To do so we must have the faith that trusts God absolutely. A type of faith that recognizes that God is capable to bless us in ways that we are incapable of doing all by ourselves. A type of faith that trusts that God will always move us toward what is good and holy. A type of faith that recognizes that God is the artist that continually brings out the best in ourselves and draws us closer to Him in new and creative ways.
\nAm I willing to be the clay that is in God\u2019s hands and that molds and remolds as the clay takes beautiful shapes? Am I willing to be a canvas upon which God is free to create something beautiful? Or do I keep God from being absolutely free with me? Recognizing God as an artist, do I keep looking over his shoulder, interrupting his creativity with endless questions and opinions? Do I paralyze God\u2019s creative process within me with my demands, needs and wants? When do I allow God to have the absolute freedom to be the creative God that he is?<\/p>\n
My sisters and brothers, may this humble reflection help us all draw closer to God.
\nYou are in my heart and in my prayers. Peace and Good. Friar Julio<\/p>\n
Nunca te pares detr\u00e1s ni al lado de un artista mientras crea algo. Los artistas necesitan espacio, espacio y no tanta conversaci\u00f3n mientras crean. Si alguna vez te paras detr\u00e1s o al lado de un artista mientras crea y empiezas a ofrecer sugerencias, lo frustrar\u00e1s y lo paralizar\u00e1s.<\/p>\n
Cuando el artista est\u00e1 trabajando, tu trabajo es mantenerte alejado y admirar lo que hace sin interrumpirlo. Y si consideras que tus sugerencias u opiniones son tan importantes, es mejor que hagas algo t\u00fa mismo.<\/p>\n
Solo si un artista te pide tus sugerencias y opiniones debes interferir en su proceso creativo. As\u00ed es.<\/p>\n
El proceso creativo requiere total libertad para que el artista permanezca atento y concentrado en su creatividad, siga su intuici\u00f3n y sea espont\u00e1neo cuando se sienta inspirado. Si alguna vez te involucras demasiado en la creatividad de otra persona, no te sorprendas si el artista te pide que los dejes tranquilo. Si te ofendes cuando te lo dicen, hazte el favor y hazlo.<\/p>\n
Dicho esto, \u00bfalguna vez has considerado a Dios un artista? Los maestros espirituales se refieren a Dios como artista y a toda la creaci\u00f3n, incluidos los seres humanos, como una expresi\u00f3n art\u00edstica de su amor creativo. \u00a1Claro que s\u00ed! \u00a1Dios es un artista!
\nLa obra de Dios en nosotros sigue siendo un proceso creativo. Y, como cualquier otro artista, Dios necesita la libertad de expresar sus deseos para nosotros. De ti y de m\u00ed depende concederle esa libertad. Para ello, debemos tener la fe que conf\u00eda plenamente en Dios. Una fe que reconoce que Dios es capaz de bendecirnos de maneras que nosotros solos somos incapaces de hacer. Una fe que conf\u00eda en que Dios siempre nos guiar\u00e1 hacia lo bueno y lo santo. Una fe que reconoce que Dios es el artista que continuamente saca lo mejor de nosotros y nos acerca a \u00c9l de maneras nuevas y creativas.
\n\u00bfEstoy dispuesto a ser la arcilla en las manos de Dios, que se moldea y se remodela a medida que adquiere hermosas formas? \u00bfEstoy dispuesto a ser un lienzo sobre el cual Dios tiene la libertad de crear algo hermoso? \u00bfO impido que Dios sea completamente libre conmigo? Al reconocer a Dios como artista, \u00bfsigo mirando por encima de su hombro, interrumpiendo su creatividad con un sinf\u00edn de preguntas y opiniones? \u00bfParalizo el proceso creativo de Dios en m\u00ed con mis exigencias, necesidades y deseos? \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo le permito a Dios tener la absoluta libertad de ser el Dios creativo que es?<\/p>\n
Hermanos y hermanas, que esta humilde reflexi\u00f3n nos ayude a todos a acercarnos a Dios.
\nLos tengo en mi coraz\u00f3n y en mis oraciones.<\/p>\n
Paz y Bien. Fray Julio<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
God the Artist Don\u2019t ever stand behind or next to an artist while he or she is creating something. Artists need room, space, and not so much conversation while they are creating….<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-heart"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10428,"href":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10427\/revisions\/10428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}