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I Shall Open My Eyes and Ears

Enjoying the created world

Clyde Kilby made a list of resolutions designed to promote his mental health. Here’s number six:

I shall open my eyes and ears. Once every day I shall simply stare at a tree, a flower, a cloud, or a person. I shall not then be concerned at all to ask what they are, but simply be glad that they are. I shall joyfully allow them the mystery of what Lewis calls their “divine, magical, terrifying, and ecstatic” existence.

— Clyde Kilby in “10 Resolutions for Mental Health” by John Piper

Ryan serves as a pastor at Grace Bible Church. His ministry ranges from preaching, teaching, and writing, to listening, being present, and walking with others through some of life’s most difficult experiences.

He lives with his wife and children in Escondido, California.

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