In this modern world, so many images and so much information bombard us, especially though not exclusively, through the media. Regardless of content, the very quantity and the speed at which they come at us almost force us to take them in superficially. Thus they tend to scatter and distract us and make us restless.
How different it is to take something in slowly and deeply—something simple and real. Such simple, ordinary things have a surprising power and depth. If we take the time to really look at them, listen to them, and prayerfully enter into them, they will gently
