You Are Loved - Sold

16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas

I am in a Bible study where I read this passage last week:  Luke 9:51-56 (The Message)

When it came close to the time for his Ascension he gathered up his courage and steeled himself for the journey to Jerusalem.  He sent messengers on ahead.  They came to a Samaritan village to make arrangements for his hospitality.  But when the Samaritans learned that his destination was Jerusalem, they refused hospitality. When the disciples James and John learned of it, they said, "Master, do you want us to call a bolt of lightning down out of the sky and incinerate them?"

The study is about John and I could not help but laugh that the disciple who called himself "the one that Jesus loved" was also a hot head.  He gives me hope.

At Valentine's and always, "you are loved".

Love - SOLD

The connection these two have is so evident in this painting.  The reference photo was given to me by the man who said that it was one of his favorite pictures of him and his wife.    Even though his wife has died, I can just imagine that the connection between them lives on in his heart.    I found one definition of true love and that is "True Love" can be defined as how you act in a relationship with someone.  It was also said that when you are in a relationship with someone you truly love, you value that person enough to see things from their perspective.  These two make me want to make an effort to do that and cherish every day.