Creating Institutional Balance, Playfulness and Harmony

Laity Lodge's blogger "Pilgrim" found four stone cairns outside his cabin at a retreat, and was taken with their beauty, creativity and simplicity. God encouraged him in a very specific way through the cairns, so Pilgrim even made a few of his own

Little did Pilgrim know that he was participating an ancient art form.

"Rock balancing...has been practiced by cultures around the world for centuries. Used to mark human presence, to give thanks, for religious purposes and for meditation, or as sculpture, rock balancing is the art of placing rocks in combination, using gravity as the only glue," according to Gretchen Ziegenhals, managing director of the Duke Divinity School's blog, Call and Response.

What does rock balancing have to do with living out our high calling? Plenty, says Ziegenhals. She notes four key traits shared by experienced rock balancers (who knew there was such a thing?): creativity, attention to detail, patience, and a sense of joy and delight at creating something remarkable.

Prayerfully implementing these attributes could strengthen our workplaces, families, schools, and churches, says Ziegnehals.

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