Into the Grass
“Christian art is by no means always religious art, that is, art which deals with religious [biblical] themes. Consider God the Creator. Is God’s creation totally involved with [so-called] religious subjects? What about the universe? the birds? the trees? the mountains? What about the bird’s song? and the sound of the wind in the trees? When God created out of nothing by his spoken word, he did not just create [so-called] “religious” objects. And in the Bible, as we have seen, God commanded the artist, working within God’s own creation, to fashion statutes of oxen and lions and carvings of almond blossoms for the tabernacle and temple. [23]
Christian art is the expression of the whole life of the whole person who is a Christian. What a Christian portrays in his art is the totality of life. Art is not to be solely a vehicle for some sort of self-conscious evangelism. [24] ”
I have always enjoyed grass.
The smell it gives off after the rain.
The feeling of it in my toes.
The way it changes shades of color depending on the time of day.
The whistle it makes if you position it just right in your hands.
It's beautiful.
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Schaeffer says "What a Christian portrays in his art is the totality of life."
One does not need to make "christian art," to enjoy a deeper relationship with the Father.
That relationship is already perfected by Himself in his Son.
We must just simply enjoy the day-to-day journey to heaven. Whatever struggles or triumphs the moments bring.
I do believe the journey is what makes everyone's art so special.
A small reflection put into a visual of each and every soul.
Grass through a 1.8 lens.
Warmly,
Sarah Carnahan Dean