Scrisual Art (John 3:1-6)

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Graffiti
wants to be
noticed
.

Much of it
is awful
–
ugly black scrawls,
a name or a few initials
with no other meaning
than to say, “This is
my mark upon
the world.
”

but
not all
graffiti
is ugly
.

Some
are beautiful,
with creative use
of color, and
intricate
design
.

Some
of the more
complicated works
take time to figure out,
but after making the effort
to decipher the message, 
I’m often disappointed
to realize that it has
no more meaning
than the ugly ones
.
Just another name
.
but prettier
.

WHAT
GRAFITTI
WOULD I DO
???

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I
wondered
what kind of
public message
might be more
meaningful

&
the
word
“ReBorn”
popped into
my mind
.

(I had been
reading about
Nicodemus)

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I tried
to paint it
the way I saw
it in my mind,
but now I realize
I should have painted
the shapes of the bricks
(or the cracks between them)
over the whole design
instead of just the
background
.
Not entirely
successful,
but fun
to paint
.

The
reason
it’s important
to me is that it
marks a decision
:

If I invest time
in creating art,
it should have
a meaning
.

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The
most
important
meaning in
my life right
now is learning
and exploring and
understanding
the way of
Jesus
.

and I have
eleven more
12” x 12”
canvas
boards

!!!

(to be continued)

There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no man can do these miracles which you do unless God is with him. Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb and be born? Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

John 3:1-6

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