I Want To Open My Heart
A Series of Reflections On The Vulnerability of Jesus: Visual Edition
von John Mark Guerra
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When I first wrote this book, I wrote it to an audience. I wrote it as though I were preaching these delicate sermons with all kinds of pauses and intricacies. It was more about wanting to prove myself to some false group of people who doubted me as much as I did. I addressed these readers as “beloved.”
As I turned the final corner of editing and proofing the first edition, I realized just how disconnected I was. The whole premise had to do with me telling people about how I wanted to be more open and vulnerable. But every sentence was written to someone else. I spent so much time convincing this “other person” of a new and tender way of seeing God and seeing themselves. Reading through it, I saw just how defensive and afraid I was. I wanted other people to deal with whatever I needed to address within myself.
Jesus revealed Himself to me in a profound and terrifying way, but instead of embracing the revelations for myself, I turned my head and tried to make it someone else’s work of repentance.
So, I went through each page and each paragraph. I changed the tense and tone from this rhetorical homiletical poetry into the honesty I needed. All the “we’s” became about me. The second person talk just didn’t fit; it had to come from me and it had to be for me. I just wrote for myself and said “this is who I want to become.” After I accepted my place of honesty, I shared it.
Now I’m being honest again. I want to take all these cherished words and thoughts I have and put them inside something beautiful. And I want to offer something to the world that has more agency than just my words. This book is full of images and photos that encapsulate the feelings of what I'm wanting to communicate. I took my time in making sure everything flowed together. Hopefully you'll be blessed.
As I turned the final corner of editing and proofing the first edition, I realized just how disconnected I was. The whole premise had to do with me telling people about how I wanted to be more open and vulnerable. But every sentence was written to someone else. I spent so much time convincing this “other person” of a new and tender way of seeing God and seeing themselves. Reading through it, I saw just how defensive and afraid I was. I wanted other people to deal with whatever I needed to address within myself.
Jesus revealed Himself to me in a profound and terrifying way, but instead of embracing the revelations for myself, I turned my head and tried to make it someone else’s work of repentance.
So, I went through each page and each paragraph. I changed the tense and tone from this rhetorical homiletical poetry into the honesty I needed. All the “we’s” became about me. The second person talk just didn’t fit; it had to come from me and it had to be for me. I just wrote for myself and said “this is who I want to become.” After I accepted my place of honesty, I shared it.
Now I’m being honest again. I want to take all these cherished words and thoughts I have and put them inside something beautiful. And I want to offer something to the world that has more agency than just my words. This book is full of images and photos that encapsulate the feelings of what I'm wanting to communicate. I took my time in making sure everything flowed together. Hopefully you'll be blessed.
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Eigenschaften und Details
- Hauptkategorie: Religion & Spiritualität
- Weitere Kategorien Poesie, Kunst & Fotografie
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Projektoption: Quadratisch klein, 18×18 cm
Seitenanzahl: 168 -
ISBN
- Softcover: 9781034507772
- Veröffentlichungsdatum: Feb. 23, 2021
- Sprache English
- Schlüsselwörter photography, devotional, Jesus
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Über den Autor
John Mark Guerra
Colorado
John Mark Guerra is a writer and dad living in the community of Holy Trinity Fellowship in Fort Collins, Colorado. He and his wife Lisa have two daughters.