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  Artists
  Lynn Chidwick
  Reuben Craft
  Brie Dodson
  Lorna L. Effler
  Erin McGee Ferrell
  Roger Hutchison
  C. Robin Janning
  Sr. Claire Joy
  Caroline Kramer
  Judith McManis
  Jan Neal
  Betsy Porter
  Carolyn Rhoads
  Suzanne Schleck
  Susan Tilt
   
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Jan Neal
Exaltabo te, Domine
(Digital collage/painting, 20" x 13", 2007)

 
     
  One of my favorite spiritual writers, Dan Gilliam, says: "Do not feel as if you must envision the person, the man, or the mystery of Christ for him to become real to you. Instead, let the eyes of your spirit look up to see God in the everyday wonder of life and contemplate whatever goodness you experience. God will meet you there and bring you the highest forms of truth in God's good time."

The Lenten Rose is an everyday wonder of life and the ultimate symbol of hope for me. The way it suddenly appears in my garden at the end of winter from the cold ground makes me think of life after death, Christ himself. Through Christ I have experienced life after death myself, and this work is made in thanksgiving for that life. It is named for Psalm 30 (I will exalt you, O Lord) which concludes:

You have turned my wailing into dancing;
You have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me with joy.

Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing;
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever.

 
     
 

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Jan Neal
Email:
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Parish: Emmanuel Episcopal Church - Opelika, Alabama

 
     
 

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