abundant life: the highest of arts

i've read the following statement by donald miller and kind of latched onto it:

life cannot be understood flat on a page. it has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to fall in love, has to memorize poems, has to jump off bridges into rivers, has to stand in an empty desert and whisper sonnets under his breath.

i totally believe this. i think the reason we find satisfaction in life is that life is an art in and of itself. as secular as he is, i have to agree with henry david thoreau when he says this:

it is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look. ... to affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

i have been redeemed by the grace of God into what Jesus calls abundant life (john 10:10). i guess that this blog is my attempt to share that abundant life with others, as well as put it into relief for myself, so that i can be reminded to acknowledge God's glory in all that i see and experience.

God makes everything glorious. i pray that i will be filled with His Word and driven by His love, so that i may see and rejoice in the glory of His design.