Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Jesus Washing Disciples' Feet


Jesus Washing Disciples' Feet -- 11 x 14 acrylic (Based on Rembrandt etching)

In a culture emphasizing success, achievement, climbing the corporate ladder, wealth and prosperity, we often need the reminder that profundity is found in simplicity, effectiveness might come through being more than doing, and the most dynamic power usually spreads through meekness and humility.  When Jesus washed His disciples' feet, He demonstrated leadership through serving and power through love.  What would this world look like if we truly would "go and do likewise?"

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Considering Lilies

Lilies on Black -- 11 x 14 oil on acrylic
 

Beauty exists all around us.  A colorful sunset, a bright rainbow after a storm, the autumn leaf colors, a deer eating quietly in the field, all serve to remind us of the ways in which the ethereal mysteriously enters our ephemeral surroundings.  Jesus encouraged his students to "consider the lilies," reflect upon the beauty that God created, and to know how much more He would care for them.  Today, take a look at the beauty that surrounds you and remember how precious you are to our loving and caring God.
 
For more on this topic, please click the link entitled "Destinatum" to the right.