Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
So one can be so quiet, so quiet, so still and peaceful in the midst of domesticity! That the hands work is no excuse for the mind not to think. You can almost hear the silence. The milkmaid serenely fills her earthenware bowl. “The Young Woman … [Continue reading]
Here's one of my favourite Rabindranath Tagore poems from GeetanjaliI ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by thy side. The works that I have in hand I will finish afterwards. Away from the sight of thy face my heart knows no rest nor respite, and my … [Continue reading]
Google Search is a marvel. Fling a question at it, any question, and it whirrs away, producing hundreds of answers–in seconds. I imagine the mind of Christ is like that. Infinitely creative and playful. Delighting in the extraordinary. In … [Continue reading]
As humility comes before honour (Book of Proverbs), the moment of horror and despair in writing, the moment when you feel you know nothing at all, is the precursor to the flood of insight and intuition. That moment of helplessness and dread often … [Continue reading]
The first draft is like dough--Make it first!!The first draft is like making dough. The crucial thing is making it; without the dough, no cookies, once you have made it, you can shape it into a myriad forms.In my early days as a writer, I would … [Continue reading]
Rejoice always, pray constantly, in everything give thanks (1 Thess 5:17) Pray constantly. Hmm. Paul's first century readers were not professional mystics or monks any more than his 21st century readers are. So, he was obviously talking about … [Continue reading]
The Wall of Beautiful Manners I was at at a garden party at Somerville College, Oxford, a week or so ago. I was chatting to a lawyer friend, when a Very Important Person joined us briefly. I have encountered this person at social events over … [Continue reading]
The first draft is like dough--Make it first!! The crucial thing is making it; without the dough, there can be no cookies. Once you have made it, you can shape it into a myriad forms. In my early days as a writer, I would foolishly try to get … [Continue reading]