It is impossible for one to live without tears who considers things exactly as they really are --
Gregory of Nyssa
Canadian author Mark A. Burch writes about "a way of life so graceful, so light, so joyous and peaceful, so creative and alive that it holds great promise for our future." Voluntary Simplicity makes room for God and claims time and space for people, memories, feelings, prayer, silence, and open emptiness. This renowned author of Simplicity: Notes, Stories, and Exercises for Developing Unimaginable Wealth gives New World Outlook readers an alternative to life that is driven, tenuous, stressful, distracting, oppressive, and decidedly empty.
Both photos are scenes of Riverside Park in New York City at different seasons.
The photographs are by Archie Hamilton. All photographs are copyright © The General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church and courtesy, New World Outlook magazine.
