Happy Easter to you all!! What an exciting time in our history, as a Christian I reflect on HIS-story and all that it means to me. It is also Faith Art Friday at Layers of Color: http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/
and how fitting that we should be contemplating all that this day holds!
Of course I just had to use this Gothic Cross - this old rustic one which got me thinking about what it symbolises, So often we look at the cross and we celebrate the cross, the wonder of it all, but it reality the cross is a symbol, it is actually what took place on the cross - one of the greatest conflicts was fought on the cross and put to death and that was death itself...and the atoning blood still holds power today for sin to be washed away!!
There is no value that we can put on either the cross or the blood of Jesus, infact there is nothing we can do to earn it, I remember a song that I loved when I was a young Christian and it says that is we had all the riches the world had to give and gave them all away, even to some genuinely needy person, it still would not be enough to buy one splinter of tree Jesus died on or to buy one single drop of blood that was shed for our salvation! This is a reality check for me, when in this day and age we seem to be able to buy anything and everything - no amount of money can buy us God's free gift of eternal life, through His Son Jesus!
Why the fruit you ask, I know this is not the usual image for Easter, but in the Book of James, we are told that we are the 'first fruit' of all creation and I wanted this to symblose laying it all down at the foot of the cross, something that I need to do daily! This image from the 'Fruitful Harvest' art stamp set was perfect to convey this, it also represents that we have been purchased by the Blood of Jesus and that the only thing required of us is to bear the fruits of repentanece to receive full salvation! I have kept this card simple as the message speaks for itself! As a lot of the world has a public holiday and buys up chocolate by the kilos - I have taken the healthy alternative and chosen fruit!! LOL! But seriously...what better time to reflect about this side of the Cross - I will certainly be celebrating on Sunday as we celebrate the fact that He is Risen - there was so much achieved inbetween!!
Have a great Easter and I hope you are able to reflect on the true meaning of Easter and to celebrate the gift we have all been given!
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83722
Sun, Apr 04, 2010 @ 5:59 AM
This is wonderful - the way you colored it makes it look like it has a glow which is awesome. I think fruit is perfect in so many ways with the cross! I enjoyed reading your message too - every word of it is inspiring and so true. We are so unworthy and so lucky that we don't have to earn it as we never could. Wow!
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni