April Letter Project

Here we are again. A year ago, I used this blog to embark on a tangent dubbed the "April Letter Project". I found myself reflecting on the people I knew, and the extraordinary creatures they were. Actually, it was more than that. I found myself awed by the depth and intricacy of each human being. I had slipped into a nonchalant cynicism, and I used the April Letter Project to take a step back, wipe the canvas, and reevaluate God's masterpiece. Us.

I found that the people I knew - including all the scars, flaws, and fissures therein - were incredible, and I wanted to let them know.

As I wrote letters to anonymous recipients, my perspective did more than freshen. It changed. It blossomed into an immense appreciation, understanding, and gratefulness for the humans that were mine. I found that the April Letter Project made me realize how fleeting and precious life was. How it flew by; how meaningful it was, and how grossly we devalue it.

A year later, my life is radically different and I still know some radically beautiful people. I still find that I don't appreciate life or the people in it as much as I should. And again, I want to take a step back and take the time to appreciate the wholeness of what God has created and shown me. And thus the April Letter Project is once again a thing. The recipients will still be anonymous, and this blog will once again transform into a series of letters.

If this project accomplishes anything other than warming my own heart, I hope it gives you a glimpse into the splendor and depth of the human soul. I hope it enhances the overall, general appreciation of how vividly and meaningfully beautiful we truly are.

Because, ultimately, appreciating that all traces back to understanding the glory of God, and the hope that he plants in our souls. That's what I hope this project accomplishes. I hope it plants seeds of hope by showing the seeds of hope that He has already planted.

And so let it begin.

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