A Puzzling Painting
He seems to stare sadly at Thomas strangely absent in the picture yet vitally aware of the resurrected Christ loosely draped in blue. In the pale light of encounter His eyes search for a response piercing unfathomable depths a tangle of thoughts swaying in hesitation. A face full of sympathy and untold understanding speaks in silence feeling the force of loving presence. Jesus’ wounded, stretched hand invites him who cries out in divine recognition “My Lord, and my God.” Drenched in compassion He looks straight ahead and a tide of shame washes over me for I too am riddled with doubt. Captured again and again by a forgiving love I choke in the shadows, for belief is a process and part of me has fallen asleep. Truth rushes in the middle of my fragmented thought, as the artist of life tenderly touches my landscape and the words stumble out in awe “My God, and my All!” +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visio Divina (holy looking) of Andrei Mironov’s painting “The Unbelief of St. Thomas
Peter Bisson
Posted at 08:58h, 05 AprilThank you so much Viola!
Mario Coutinho
Posted at 12:09h, 05 AprilHi Viola,
Your poem potrays very eloquently what I experience every so often but am unable to express as well as you!
God bless you for sharing
Mario
Sylvia Lee
Posted at 14:04h, 05 AprilThank you Viola for sharing the poem. Happy Easter !
Christ has died .. Christ is risen .. Christ will come again ..
Praise to God .. Hallelujah !
Cathy Schwan
Posted at 16:13h, 05 AprilBeautiful Viola! Thank-you!
Rosa Scarpino
Posted at 17:29h, 05 AprilThank you so much Viola for making me see all that you see in that beautiful picture of our Lord.
God bless you,
Karen Arthurs
Posted at 09:55h, 06 AprilThe beauty of art thus expressed….”for belief is a process”….a door to reality, and unbelief is not disbelief.
Jacqui Hubbard
Posted at 11:26h, 06 AprilYour poems never cease to amaze me and touch me to the core of my soul
Mario Coutinho & Olivia Coutinho
Posted at 12:11h, 06 AprilThat was beautifully written, Viola. I could not write like that.
God Bless
Olivia Coutinho
Teresa Correia
Posted at 20:20h, 06 AprilThis is so beautifully described, Viola thank God for you!
Lorella D'Cruz
Posted at 09:27h, 07 AprilHere is an instance of art inviting us to reflect on the divine. We see through your eyes the risen Christ in His radiant glory, yet exuding forgiveness, sympathy and compassion. Well done, Viola!
Ornella Vecchio
Posted at 14:07h, 07 AprilThere is “no doubt” that your words are channeled from the Divine. Always moved and inspired. Thank you Viola.
Fay Vaz
Posted at 13:35h, 14 Aprila painting a worth a thousand words and this artist has so beautifully captured it all and Viola you have expressed it as always have so very well capturing all expressions and giving us so much to think about.