Work, play, and wonder are all the same thing
“Children in elementary grades and younger don’t have the same kind of definitional boundaries that adults frequently have between time for work, time for play, and time to be connected with a sense of wonder and awe. For them, work, play, and a sacred space or sense of wonder are all the same thing and it doesn’t have to be named….
Worship can be understood as one more part of the life-filled day where particular care is given to recognizing that life. Next on the daily schedule may be math class, which is also part of the life-filled day where particular attention is given to numbers and their patterns. Regardless of the content of one’s interactions (numbers, music, places and events, centering), the life that courses through and unites each of us in a fundamental, unseen way is present. The reaching and the searching are truly something that can be part of each breath we take.”
— Christie Duncan-Tessmer, 2009
Former General Secretary of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Today’s Invitation
Notice the presence of the life that courses through and unites each of us.
This Week’s Query
When has a teacher helped you notice the Light within yourself?
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