To Nurture is a performance piece exploring the art of nurturing my faith through physical/tangible representation.

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My ritual included readings from the Psalms, in an act of prayerful meditation inspired by The Celebration of Discipline (Richard Foster).

 

I planted sunflower seeds with the intention of watering the seeds every time I engaged in this act of meditation. Just as prayer is nurturing to my faith, the water is nurturing to the seed. 

 

I planted the seeds in small pots and chose three different locations to sit in and engage in my Bible time/ Spiritual Reflection ritual. The first spot I chose was a chair by a window in my bedroom, where I normally spend this time. This space allowed me to engage in a quieter, deeper reflection. The second location was a picnic table outside the back of our house where I was able to be closer to nature, and where I also had to ability to engage with neighbors and housemates. This space allowed me to explore how I connect to God through being outside, in a more immersed and less reflective state. The third pot was my traveling companion. I took this pot with me to school, to run errands, to go get coffee with a friend. When I felt like a conversation, or an interaction, or a moment was nurturing to my faith, I took a moment of prayerful reflection, whipped out my phone Bible,  and watered the plant. 

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