Friday, January 16, 2004
I heard today on Paul Harvey that it was warmer on the surface of Mars today than it is in Ithaca NY. I sense that he may have exaggerated but only just a little. Here in PA it's cold. The reason I think that Paul is exaggerating is that we are a lot closer to the sun than mars is. The closer to the sun you are the warmer it is.
Did you ever think about color? MY understanding is that we see color by what parts of the light spectrum are reflected by a substance. We visual artists are really nothing more than sculptors of light.
Did you ever think about the moon? It is basically a giant rock. It has no light of its own, yet somehow it lights the darkness. Okay what does any of this have to do with arts and ministry? I'm glad you asked.
It's all about reflection. The paint on your canvast absorbs something and reflects something. The moon has light because it is like a giant reflector for the sun and it is warmer on earth than it is on mars simple because it is closer to the source of heat and light.
Now lets look at you and me. The work that we do as Christians in the arts is a direct combination of of the light of Jesus (the son) that we both absorb and reflect. It's not enough to just create an image about Christ, we must also absorb Him, through prayer and the Word. Like the moon we have no source of light on our own, our only hope to light the darkness of the world is to reflect the Son and finally, the closer we are to the Son the more light and warmth our work and our lives will reflect.
Light up and fly!
Did you ever think about color? MY understanding is that we see color by what parts of the light spectrum are reflected by a substance. We visual artists are really nothing more than sculptors of light.
Did you ever think about the moon? It is basically a giant rock. It has no light of its own, yet somehow it lights the darkness. Okay what does any of this have to do with arts and ministry? I'm glad you asked.
It's all about reflection. The paint on your canvast absorbs something and reflects something. The moon has light because it is like a giant reflector for the sun and it is warmer on earth than it is on mars simple because it is closer to the source of heat and light.
Now lets look at you and me. The work that we do as Christians in the arts is a direct combination of of the light of Jesus (the son) that we both absorb and reflect. It's not enough to just create an image about Christ, we must also absorb Him, through prayer and the Word. Like the moon we have no source of light on our own, our only hope to light the darkness of the world is to reflect the Son and finally, the closer we are to the Son the more light and warmth our work and our lives will reflect.
Light up and fly!
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