An Eternity of Judgment and Grace

This painting is also from The Ghent Altarpiece (see previous post on Adam). . Quizzical she seems Rueful . As if the catastrophe Was never intended . And how was she To know . That a moment’s choice Could bring . An eternity of judgment And grace? . You can see the paintings of both …

Blessed

No need For guilt . Or judgment Or depression . Let the waves Of feeling . Radiate through The immortal soul . Blessed In the feelings . Of power And self-control. .

Reach For A Hand

I feel The judgment of the world Even here In the silence So loud Are the hostile voices So step Into silence And reach For a father’s hand Which blesses Invisibly From outside Of the picture frame.