A Christian on God, Sobriety and Art – Brendan Killian

Episode 6.
Brendan Killian reveals the entwined relationship between God, sobriety and his art making.  He talks about how he experiences God outside the church, yet continues to feel a calmness in an empty dark quiet church.  The aesthetics of a Catholic church, images he grew up with, continue to speak to him, even if the service distances him from God. Ten years of sobriety and the recovery movement, along with the prayers for every occasion, offer frequent moments of meditation and reflection.  The combination provide a response to the anxiety and fear that so dominate life outside his home and painting studio. 

Highlights:
- Art became an excuse to drink.
- Sobriety, daily prayer practice, and the recovery community.
- Beauty of a Catholic church appeals to his artistic eye as a painter.
- He carries booklets of AA prayers always.

References Mentioned:
Morning Prayer:
"God please direct my thinking and keep my thoughts divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-serving motives. Please keep my thought life clear from wrong motives and help me to employ my mental faculties that my thought life might be placed on a higher plane, the plane of inspiration."   The Big Book of Alcohlics Anonymous

Fear Prayer:
"God, thank you for helping me be honest enough to see this truth about myself and now that you have shown me the truth about my fears, please remove these fears from me. Please help me outgrow my fears and direct my attention to what you would have me be. Lord, demonstrate through me and help me become that which you would have me be. Help me do thy will always."   The Big Book of Alcohlics Anonymous


Social Media links for Brendan:
Brendan Killian website – https://www.brendankillianfineart.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/brendan.killian/

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Transcript:
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