dailydatewithgod

We draw more from our imagination than we realize.  Our brains have a particular relationship with images that it does not have with words or numbers.  Images that are not yet defined create and atmosphere of mystery and get our mind moving.  We long to have meaning about everything.  It our logical brains sense of safety to have an understanding of everything.  When we open ourselves up to being in the mystery there are multiple possibilities of meaning.  Words and numbers have a set meaning and definition that our brains default to so we often look past them and go straight to what we already know.  With images there is an opening to stretch or configure new meanings.  It gives our spirit a place to play.  It gives our heart a time to reflect.  It can even give our minds a time of reprieve. Einstein is credited with saying “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”  A strong statement for a man who was and is valued for his knowledge.  God invites us to play in the space of images to incorporate the balance of heart and spirit into our reality. Scientific studies have shown that images imprint on our minds and inform our experience.  Just imagining is the equivalent of experiencing something to our minds. Perhaps God’s invitation is to invite balance and possibilities beyond what our logic can design.