So Intimately Connected

~ There are many time When I cannot pray ~ When I am too tired Too restless ~ Too exhausted Too depressed ~ But I look At these images ~ So intimately connected In love. ~ Inspired by words from 'Behold the Beauty of the Lord' by Henri Nouwen ~

Each Beautiful Soul

. The divine potential Of each beautiful soul . Inexpressible By human words . Each created As image . Of the universal God. . Inspired by 'The Interior Castle' by St. Teresa of Avila. You can browse this amazing text here

Body, Mind and Soul

. Created In that overwhelming image . No wonder We could never . Fully fathom The depths . Of the human Whole . And struggle To comprehend . The meaning Of body . Mind And soul. .

Metaphor of Divinity

. Made In that divine way . Created As if an image . Of God A metaphor . Of divinity I bear in myself . The sins Of humanity . The sparks Of glory . The pain Of mortality . Yet always Surrounded by mystery. .

Images of Hope (4)

It is early in the morning and three women are travelling. They pass through a gateway of dead trees. They were expecting this to be a journey to a grave. And yet despite the grey colouring of most of the painting, there rises the warmth of the sun, starting to add colour and warmth to …

Images of Hope (2)

This icon has been very precious to me for several years. Look at how the gazes of the figures enact a circle. Spend some time enjoying the colours - the heavenly golds, the green of new life, the bright sky blue. A meal is taking place, and we are invited to take our place as …

Inspiring Art – Van Eyck’s Adam

A man Naked . Of all But soul . And image Of God . Which was enough To be . For that father All. . from The Ghent Altarpiece

Image of God

The mind Is an image . Of eternity Whose presence . Extends To infinity . So forms enter Mysteriously . And a changeless light Illuminates . All that is Within . And so In these myriad ways . The soul Is an image of God. . Image by Irfan Haider from Pixabay

Let Me Sing

Let me sing Of the words of God . The strange stories That explode my reality . With tales of glory And wickedness . Let me sing Of each image . That lingers In my mind . That helps me Draw closer . My God To find. . Image by Nika1209 from Pixabay

Divine Image

Each A divine image . Thought Or soul . Or heart Or the meaning . Of unique Spirit . Riddle Eternal . With capacity To draw . Us all To infinity. .