ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER©

Today’s painting was done at the Hudson Plein Air Event at the Seasons Gallery in 2017. This year two of Paul’s paintings are on exhibit until the end of August. This one depicts a lovely home surrounded by a beautiful garden. There are times when the beauty of those places outshines what lies within. I’m sure the house is just as lovely.

We could look at our physical selves in the same way. We try to conform with current fashion trends. We apply skin care products to make the years disappear. We get a makeover. Then we hide our true self behind all those trappings. God created us each with different gifts. Each one of us is unique, no matter what we look like. We are greatly loved by Him.

It’s time to evaluate who you are.

God created you and knew you before you were born.

He watched you become a human being with a heart and soul.

Through His living water, He gave you a new birth that would cover you throughout your life.

Through His suffering and death on a cross, you are redeemed.

Your life will never end, even when you die.

You are strong and courageous.

You have a free will.

You have a forever friend who will never leave you.

God endowed you with so many gifts that are just waiting to be opened.

You may find them through training or discovery.

Use those gifts to praise God, to lift Him up, to get in touch with Him.

With God, all things are possible.

Even those that you’ve convinced yourself you don’t deserve.

You are a child of God!