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 …

Advent Art (3) – An Ark Amongst Suffering

There is something powerfully resonant about these two images of The Flood – of worldwide disaster and human suffering. In Poussin’s dark, grey painting (on the left) we see a figure desperately praying in the middle, because that’s one of the things we do when we are desperate! The ark of safety is very hard …

Spiritual Reflection – I arise and The Lorica of St. Patrick (1)

This is the first in a series on "The Lorica of St. Patrick" (a "lorica" is aprotection prayer) , known as "The Deer's Cry" or "St. Patrick's Breastplate". It's a prayer that could be used in the morning, as it begins simply: I arise More than that, the "arising" is through a mighty strength What …

Spiritual Reflection – Created

A rule of life is like a reminder of what life is all about. Many of us have been wondering what life is all about at the moment. Life has been thrown up in the air, put on hold, challenged, shown to be fragile, interruptable, easy to lose. How do you make sense of life …

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 …

Without the stars we could not live

. Without the stars We could not live . Because one gives The heat and the light . We need To survive . The endless Death of night. . Creation of the Sun and the Moon, Michelangelo

Where would the word be found?

In the beginning The creation of life . But where Would the word be found? . Here In this mind of man . Now rising From the ground. .

Inspiring Art: Reaching out…

Reaching out From another sphere . The hand Is extended . Will you turn All spiritual forces within . Reach And return? . Inspired by http://viewthroughmywindow.com/spiritual-evolution/ . Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam

“I Believe”

"I believe in God . The Father Almighty . The creator Of heaven and earth" . from Christian liturgy . Michelangelo's "Father Almighty" Rembrandt's "Father Almighty"