Water 5/15/12

I've become part of an arts group that has started up through my church and this month, we were challenged to interact with a symbol.  I had a hard time with this at first, but a symbol that I've always been drawn to that shows up a lot in scripture is water.  So here's my interpretation:

“Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” Genesis 1:2

“They will neither hunger not thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun bet down on them.  He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.” Isaiah 49:10

"Jesus answered, 'Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink the water I give them will never thirst.  Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.'" John 4:13-14

"let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water." Hebrews 10:22

Outwardly Wasting Away 5/5/12

Sometimes I think I put a lot of pressure on myself to make art that has meaning and significance.  Then when I'm feeling uninspired, I will not make anything even though I probably would benefit from the time spent being creative.  Perhaps in these times, it's good to remember that there is beauty in simplicity and that just making something is better than nothing at all.  This week was like that.

"So we do not lose heart.  Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.  For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18