Advent 2017

4th December 2017

Luke 1:13-17

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.

"Who knows when Zechariah and Elizabeth prayed the prayer the angel mentions? By now they had probably forgotten the prayer itself. But...God does not forget our prayers. It is in the fullness of time that He answers them...when to answer at all does the most good for the most people!

And...you thought your older prayers had gone unanswered...and you thought your personal praying had nothing to do with anyone besides yourself and a handful of intimate folk...but your prayer is never yours alone. It is also God's, you know."

Preparing for Christmas, W. Wangerin Jnr

TFL!
Bernie x

Lent 2017 - Day 37

6th April 2017

Forgot to upload this one on the day! Based on that day's reading: Psalm 121, it's called Look to the Mountains.

I didn't have a particular end image in mind when I created this. There are 6 photos involved in making up this piece, as well as lots of brushwork and textures! I really enjoyed myself working on this!
TFL!
Bernie x

Lent 2016 - Day 9

Lent Day 9
This was actually going to be a dark piece with lots of bright oranges & yellows and flames amongst the darkness...but it just didn't feel right. So I made a composite of all my layers in that first piece and blended it into a pale texture and ended up with this! Much better! From the dismal greyness of life without God to the bright, happy colours of a life lived fully for and with the Father!
All CU textures and brushes.
TFL!
Bernie x