I've been brainstorming about ways that I can make a painting that may help provoke gratefulness in mine and the viewers hearts for the massive and glorious realities that we find in the Colossians text. Some things I'm thinking about and working on are "Christ's pre-eminence in our life lens" and "eating from the table of the crucified and risen Christ's pre-eminence." I'm hoping that these paintings will help myself and the viewers think about the cross in relation to the Saviour who now reigns in glory and who has always upheld the universe by the word of His power. I think the fact that he did this while He came to earth and suffered at the hands of, and for, ungrateful sinners like me is one of the most stunning things to think about.
I aappreciated and totally related to the last post concerning the impossibility of directly portraying this text. I felt like curling up in a corner and sucking my thumb whenever I thought about trying to paint it. Yet, isn't it wonderful that the sheer massiveness and wonder of those truths is on our side because of the love of God? I just get to praise Him for who He is and revel in the deep comfort of being in His family... and try to make paintings that help myself and others do this more.
Here's to Connie for thinking big.
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seth its encouraging to hear yr gratitude in the face of the impossible task of portraying such huge-ness.
the idea of portraying our response to the text is an interesting one. it sounds, well, humble.
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