Reconciliation - April 25

Everyone has a point of view. Where they differ is where arguments can begin, hardening first in our own minds and then finding outward expression - sometimes through silence and a slow relational freeze. Less confrontational, we tell ourselves. It can seem easier to avoid the discomfort of talking about difficult things. And so we stew in our opinions and leak barbed comments in unguarded moments. The rift is buried, but not really. What about you? What cultural habits keep you from reaching across brokenness and division? 

God makes all things new and that includes us. Maybe we haven't seen healthy conflict resolution or we feel we don't even have the words to know how to open that kind of dialogue. Okay. So let's learn and practice. Jesus didn't shrink back. He stepped right into the split between God and us with an eye toward reconciliation. He had the hard conversations. He said what needed to be said. He listened. He forgave. What if we did the same? What might shift and heal around us? We are not alone when we seek repair. God seeks it right alongside us.

Perspectacles are mixed media sculptures that explore the ways we see/don't see. In "A Good Repair," an argument begins at the ends of each earpiece, moving toward repair at the nosepiece. It is a messy, costly (red threads) and sacred (gold threads) journey.