It is the essence of improvisation, a state of intuitive receptivity to the God-given powers of the soul. Play delights in the wonder of the moment, often finding joy and humor where they are least evident. Like Jesus, the great saints of our tradition have been graced with joy and playful humor even in the midst of suffering. As beings made in the image and likeness of God, we reflect this creative potential. The wild side of us is kin to the child side of us.
Children live in a world of improvisation, of wildly improbable imagination.
The picture Jesus paints of the kingdom is wildly improbable. Christ welcomed and blessed little children. As a new millennium dawns, may we recover our full senses, breathe balance into our lives, and find that integration which is the gift of spirited play.