Russian novelist and philosopher Fyodor Dostoyevsky famously wrote:
“Beauty will save the world”
I believe what Dostoyevsky was asserting is that beauty has a peculiar and mysterious power to stir us, to awaken us to the miracles of life and living.
But life has a way of beating that wonder and awe out of us. For many of us we’ve grown cynical, bitter, and unavailable – which leaves us feeling like sleepwalkers, spectators at best in our own story.
The aim of Beauty in the Common is to serve as a sort of liturgy of remembering, of slowing and seeing the depths and fullness of all that is around us. That fullness is seen, not only at the mountaintops, but also the mundane, everyday spaces of our lives.
That is why we created this simple guide along with a “Photo a Day” challenge for this season of Lent. Join us!
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During this season of slowing and seeing – we invite you to post a photo each day following the calendar below with the hashtag #beautyinthecommon.. Our hope and prayer is that by pausing each day of Lent to see beauty in mundane, unexpected places, that your heart will become more and more attuned to seeing God’s presence all around us.
Using the calendar, post a picture each day that shows a glimpse of beauty in that area. You can then search the hashtag and pray for others who are also posting. Pray that your image might encourage, spur, or inspire someone else.
NARRATIVE TWO : KATE COUSINO Click the image below to read the entire narrative!
MONTH ONE: BEAUTY IN INTERRUPTIONS Click the image below to see our first song of the year! Please like and share it too!
OUR FIRST MAGAZINE!
Y'all!
Our first ever Beauty in the Common magazine is now available! We cannot tell you how excited we are about this venture and hope you enjoy it even half as much as we do!
Click below to learn more or purchase your own.
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Has Beauty in the Common or The Common Year impacted you at all in the last two years? We would love to hear about it!
If you're willing, please send any stories - long or short - about what this project has meant to you to: ian@beautyinthecommon.com. We'd be so grateful to hear from you!
We love you guys!
We'd love to have you on the team! If you're interested, let us know!
Click the image below to find out what The Common Year is all about!
Did you know that all the Beauty in the Common songs are original works created specifically for this project? Take a listen and donate if you like!
Use #beautyinthecommon when posting so others can catch a glimpse of what we're up to and join us in this journey as well!
Would you like to know what this Beauty in the Common experiment is all about?
Click the image below to find out!
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“Beauty in the Common” is all about – you can CLICK HERE] ____________________ [If you would like to know what
“The Common Year” is all about – you can CLICK HERE]
