The Light Shines in the Darkness
11x14"
Mixed Media
Worship Painting, St. Andrews Mt. Pleasant, December 19, 2012
Three of our artists painted Wednesday night, December 19 during a wonderful Lessons and Carols service in the historic Church - the Church is small and lends itself to an intimate atmosphere. I love being enveloped in that atmosphere of the Presence when I paint. The painting is from a photograph I took in Bethlehem in the Church of the Nativity, which is built on top of the cave which is the traditional site of Jesus' birth.
This church is a hodgepodge of levels, nooks and crannies. The side door on the upper right as you face the altar was flooded with light the day I was there, and it struck me that the inside of the church had such low lighting - it was actually rather dark because of the sparse electrical light and dim candlelight - perhaps that's why the midday light flooding in from the outside was so dramatic.
And then again, perhaps it's not unusual when I realize that it's only the light of Christ that can illuminate our churches, our homes, our lives.
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