“In our world too, a stable had something inside it that was bigger than our whole world.” (spoken by Lucy) C.S. Lewis “The Chronicles of Nania”

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER

The painting I’ve chosen for today is a watercolor depicting a winter day in the city. The buildings, the trees, the grounds are covered with a coating of ice and a dusting of snow. It makes me think of C.S. Lewis’ world of Narnia. Of course, that was a fantasy world of which fairy tales are made, but I believe that there is such a place where the promise of green pastures abides. Where all our needs are provided for us at no cost. Where peace and contentment reign. Where there is no sin, no darkness, no hate, no pain, no lack of good. We cannot begin to imagine such a place. It is the eternal paradise that God intended for mankind in the beginning.

God’s breath weaves its way through fields and cities across the land.

Temperatures fall so quickly. You might easily freeze your hand.

Cloaked in the pureness of white, holding deep darkness within,

Preserving what lies below, but it cannot cover sin.

The icy fingers of death reach out for someone to steal,

Though we fight the sting of death, our end cannot be concealed,

The purity of God’s Son was needed to pay the price,

He rose to life once again, we live through His sacrifice.

Days may seem dark right now, but God has given us the only hope we can rely upon. He has a plan. He knows what we need. He will never leave us. He is consistent. He has our future in His hands, so we know the outcome will be good. The ice will melt. The cold will disappear. New life will return, just as it does when we die. Eternity is waiting for those who believe.

THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR ANOTHER DAY!