Life Begins

Life begins In God . In the power Of creativity . In the endless Love of infinity . In the growth Of our complexity . All life Begins in God. .

A Year of Inspirers (7) – Michelangelo’s Vision of Humanity

The Sistine Chapel is one of the wonders of human art that is so hard to comprehend. How could one man create such a complex vision of human life? If you look just below the centre, you will see an image which often feature. It is the creation of humanity: Just below this you will …

Encountering an Angel

I find this one of the most beautiful paintings ever painted. Maybe it is the sheer beauty of the angel - the beautiful gold of his wings, his halo, his glowing hair, the beauty of his whole attire, and the glorious rays of light that spring from his body: He has an urgency about him, …

I arise (5) – stepping out of hell

This series explores "The Lorika of St. Patrick"/ "St. Patrick's Breastplate", a beautiful prayer or poem of protection. The next verse is this: I arise through the strength of His descent for the Judgment of Doom This strikes our ears strangely. We need to understand the mediaeval concept of "the harrowing of hell": In this …

More to Life

This beautiful miniature from a manuscript shows us the world: land, sea, river, trees, plants, animals, birds, moon and stars - the whole of creation. We see humanity, male and female, represented by the figures of Adam and Eve, but they are creatively taken out of their typical context, and instead we are invited to …

Advent Art (2) – New Creations

~ In the New Testament, Jesus is sometimes described as “a second Adam”, and Christians as “a new creation”. In the Creation stories of Genesis, something profound is being said. The figure of Adam is “a type of the one to come”. God is Creator, intimately related to all of Creation. “In the beginning was …

Magical Moment

. Created for a cosmic Relationship . I fell amongst the fruit And the thorns . Now waiting For the magical . Moment when I can be reborn. . The image at the top of this post is of Adam, taken from The Ghent Altarpiece (full image below) by Hubert and Jan van Eyck, an …

Make A Gracious Start

~ Considering the sins Of angels . Of Adam Of anyone . Be led In understanding . Of the violence Of pride . The brittle chill Of arrogance . Of the hardening Heart . And in fresh repentance Make a gracious start. . Image by 종덕 지 from Pixabay

Logos Therapy (3) – Created Spiritual Beings

Logos Therapy is about discovering a healing meaning to life through the "logos", or meaning, of life. In Christian spirituality, the "logos" means Christ. Life has a meaning because life is created - think of that wonderful image created by Michelangelo: Life has a source, a spiritual origin, beyond the physical origin of our birth …

In Paradise

. Adam In paradise . Had not A sweeter vision . Of the world Than I had . When simply A child. . Inspired by the writing of Thomas Traherne. Below: one of the "Traherne Windows" in Hereford Cathedral