J. Randal Matheny

Christopher Smith writes,

... in our speed, we are rapidly losing the capacity to be attentive to and present with others, as God was present with the Israelites throughout the Old Testament and as Jesus was present with his disciples and followers. A pressing question of our times therefore is: how do we begin to imitate the presence and attentiveness of Jesus in a culture that is marked by rampant inattentiveness?

For me, poetry is a practice that is helping me begin to slow down and become more attentive.