ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER©
This painting wouldn’t be considered beautiful by most, but looking at it closely, I can see myself in that tree. Each second of life is quickly ticking away. The weight of brokenness and age are taking their toll. Aging is like that. We feel shattered at times and under the weight of sin, but by God’s grace, we will be renewed again. That’s the most beautiful hope we have for our future. Thank you, Jesus, for another year.
A life filled with twists and turns, obstacles and bumps in the road,
Coming to an end in an instant,
That which once was full of zeal and new growth,
Covered with bruises and bumps of existence,
For years, travailing through time,
Reaching for the stars at night,
Resting in the shade of its own shadow,
Raising its limbs to God in prayer,
Resisting the tests laid out before it,
Rooted in the solid ground it grew from,
Resilient, ripe, restored, renewed, revived,
All because of its Creator,,
When our days ebb and flow through channels of discovery and learning,
When we feel attacked or cut down,
When the sting of death lays at our door,
We come to Him,
Scarred, torn, shattered, twisted, abused and lost,
But through Him we are,
Restored,
Renewed,
Reborn,
Redeemed,
No more will the blemishes of sin invade our souls,
For He has made us new again.
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What a beautiful picture and wonderful poem and thoughts to accompany it!
Happy new year!!
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Thank you so much. We all can use some affirmation from time to time. I hope that you have a wonderful new year. Thanks for your inspiration each day.
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“Resting in the shade of it’s own shadow,
Raising its limbs to God in prayer,
Resisting the tests laid out before it,
Rooted in the solid ground it grew from,
Resilient, ripe, restored, renewed, revived,
All because of its Creator”
Beautiful words of truth and wisdom, Kathy.
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Thank you Mitch. Much appreciated affirmation. Blessings in the new year❤️
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Mama K,…I couldn’t wait to find you on this first day of the year. I think the painting is beautiful ~💛 and your words and wisdom are always appreciated and received.
“We come to Him,
Scarred, torn, shattered, twisted, abused and lost,
But through Him we are,
Restored,Renewed,Reborn,
Redeemed”…Amen! The scars of the past are healed by Jesus. I’m so blessed to have you in my life. I thank God each day for you. Much love to you. I pray for you both daily. Please tell Paul his painting is beautiful, too. I keep him in my prayers, both of you. 🙏🏻💚💛
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Love you, sweet child. May Gods healing work in you every day. We’re both keeping you in our prayers.
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Getting old and being sick is so hard to endure. I feel like I’ve been practicing old age for most of my life but it’s still hard. By the way, I think that painting is very beautiful, full of expression, something digital art can’t imitate. Jesus is working in us to bless us with true lasting beauty and the suffering, like your husband’s painting, contributes to our beauty because God is faithful to work all evil to our good, when we belong to Jesus. When we get those glorified bodies? We’ll both be stunners!
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I’m counting on it😍
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You are both beautiful now… :~) any reflection of Him is the promise of the glory to come.
May He keep us faithful (even in our aging)
Blessings
BT
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Thank you!❤️
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