Sunday, March 24, 2013

Repentance


'O Lord,
be gracious to me;
heal me, 
for I have
sinned
against You.'

Psalm 41:4


















Painting:
Edelfelt, At the Door, 1901

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7 comments:

  1. Nancy,

    It's the end of the day, and I am spending a little time praying before I go to sleep. I am looking at the beautiful paintings and quotes you have posted, and have plenty to meditate upon. Thank you!

    God bless!

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  2. This painting really fits the biblical passage, Nancy. You have a gift for this.

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    1. Mary, you've just said EXACTLY what I needed to hear. Amazing timing (isn't God so GOOD?)! I'd spent a lot of today thinking "is this a cop out, I so often use others' words, others' pictures, not much original a lot of the time blah blah blah ..."

      Oh, but I LOVE doing exactly this! I mean, I REALLY love doing it. So thank you, Mary, a lot! Maybe I'll just keep on :)....

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  3. Your pictures are so serene, Nancy. This one is particularly peaceful, I think. I haven't heard of the artist before so I've just been looking him up online. I couldn't find out much about him but his pictures are beautiful - so inspiring.

    God bless, Nancy:-)

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    1. I kept seeing this woman as opening a door to a Confessional (thus the tie in with the psalm).. and I think that's BECAUSE she looks so serene. I like the "message it sends" (at least to me) that she is calmly ready to accept God's assurance of forgiveness, and serenely move on.

      Thank you, Vicky!

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  4. Love this painting...so contemplative...and her hand and scarf are gorgeous. The Psalm is so wonderful. I am thankful you are posting beautiful paintings and words!!!!

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