'Let the light of your face shine down'

'Let the light  of Your face shine down'

16x16 acrylic on wood panel.
couldn't get 'light of your face' a song by Misty Edwards out of my head while i was painting this one.

'Geometric'

'Geometric' 12x14 acrylic on canvas.

John Chapter 14

I've been enjoying reading John 14 today, and thinking more about the last few verses particularly verse 14 'And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.' I am going to have to think on this verse for a few days, maybe God will reveal more about it in the next few days.  I just feel as if there is something deeper to asking in the name of Jesus, and I want to know more about how that  he brings glory to the Father.  I just keep thinking about how that we as children of our parents carry their last name and as that we are representing them.  So that name association brings glory to them when we 'win the big basketball game' or make an 'A' on our test or whatever the case may be.....so maybe I will have more on that in the next day or so.  It will be something I will meditate on.

Steady as She goes'

I must admit that there feels like a certain amount of pressure to perform at this point.  I guess that is just the natural human reaction whenever you know people are watching you.  but it can also be a bit of a weight to carry, so I hope that i can push through that like the ship merging out of the fog in todays painting.  I continue to have to remind myself that my painting is not about me, but rather about my spending intimate time with God in prayer.  I tend to notice the days when I have trouble keeping focused on that, the paintings don't flow out of me as freely.  It's almost like when your in prayer with God and your reciting words, rather than really having a conversation.