Awakened Artist

  The Garden is a gathering of Creatives to share something we have made — an artist’s “Show and Tell”. It could be music, pottery, furniture, watercolor, poetry, photography…anything you have created! This will be a space for us to celebrate each other and the beauty we have brought to our worlds.  It will be simple. Gather at someone's home, bring what you’ve made, be ready to tell us about it. The hosts can serve some refreshments or food if they are so inspired, and the rest will be the best. Why is it The Garden?  Gardens take planning and preparation. Attention to detail. We have to pull the weeds, prune and water regularly. Growth is exciting but takes a bit of patience. Finally we see the fruit-which is for delight, nourishment, healing, and shade. Then there is the season of rest and rejuvenation. Is creating art any different? Wherever we are as artists, we always need each other and the encouragement to carry on.

You may have heard about King David in the Old Testament of the Bible. He was the famous king of ancient Israel who lived around 1,000 years before Jesus. King David ushered in the golden era of ancient Israel. Later, he was known as the man after God's own heart.  That was not because he was morally perfect (far from it) but because he remained close to God and trusted (relied on) Him throughout life in good times and bad ones. He expressed his desire to be in God's presence in a psalm: I have asked the LORD for one thing - this is what I desire! I want to live in the LORD's house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the LORD and contemplate in his temple. (Psalm 27:4) David was enamored with God and deeply desired to experience the beauty and majesty of His grace and goodness. David is also known as a musician.  At the end of his life, David was remembered as the son of Jesse, the man raised up as the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, and Israel's...

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