At first I dreaded conveying all of the “there is a time”
images
but as I began, I got so excited with the images the
Lord showed me. Most of the
images are straightforward
and don’t need an explanation.
Here are some stills of the work in progress
I actually started
backwards and started with war.
The
images of the twin towers seemed so personal,
an attack on our land. Wars
sometimes are so
distant but this hit us to our core. The dove is for peace.
The torn and mended fabric is the same piece of fabric.
I
chose pink to red for the color of our heart and
our relationships. Some
relationships are torn away from us
and some just need to be mended.
The mending
thread is red for the scarlet thread of redemption.
The Angel behind is bigger and brighter.
More like a warrior
angel. The 2 angels
supporting Angela are transparent, unseen ministers.
I told Angela, "You are just you. In your bright running shoes,
you are
ready to run the race that God as set before you".
I thought, “I wish we had
been inside where the lights
and shadows were not so vivid”.
But that is life. Seasons
of light when God is obviously present
and seasons of shadows and darkness when
you wonder
“God, where are you?”
I told her, "Your hair was the last thing I painted.
The wind was blowing
your hair and I thought,
this is perfect. The winds of adversity,
the winds of
change, and the wind of the Spirit.
To sum it all up:
Whether tall and straight,
YOU STAND!
Bent
and broken,
YOU STAND!
In the midst of the wind,
YOU STAND!
In the middle of
all that life brings,
YOU STAND!
In the middle of time,
YOU STAND!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
…Stand and
see the salvation that I bring!