Redemption: A Touch Away
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The scene that kept going through my mind while creating this was when Jesus touched the leper (a definite "no-no" when it came to the religious 'leaders' because it would have made Him unclean). I told two friends of mine I could barely get through remembering the times when Jesus touched people and brought them close to His heart without weeping.
The idea behind this painting (if you don't 'see' it) is that we often walk by people without noticing them - especially if they are unkempt, dirty, smell, drunk or high or simply aren't otherwise approachable. But everyone needs to be seen and human touch is so important.
Just like Jesus meets us where we are, as those passing the people who are begging reach out, their very presence makes the world warmer and fills it with possibility. The shadows represent who the people can become when people come beside them and offer assistance and they are redeemed from the life they currently find themselves living. As for them holding one another’s hands… they are clinging to each other because they need a human connection and, like the leper colonies of old, sometimes all they have are those who are broken - until the ‘hands and feet of Jesus’ present themselves/ourselves.
The idea behind this painting (if you don't 'see' it) is that we often walk by people without noticing them - especially if they are unkempt, dirty, smell, drunk or high or simply aren't otherwise approachable. But everyone needs to be seen and human touch is so important.
Just like Jesus meets us where we are, as those passing the people who are begging reach out, their very presence makes the world warmer and fills it with possibility. The shadows represent who the people can become when people come beside them and offer assistance and they are redeemed from the life they currently find themselves living. As for them holding one another’s hands… they are clinging to each other because they need a human connection and, like the leper colonies of old, sometimes all they have are those who are broken - until the ‘hands and feet of Jesus’ present themselves/ourselves.
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