The Praying Woman in Black 20x16 Poster

“The Praying Woman” was birthed at a time in my family’s life earlier this year when we found ourselves homeless. It wasn’t a financial problem, but it was due to a circumstance beyond our control. We did have a roof over our head while we found a new place to live, but, still, the pain and grief surrounding the circumstances were truly overwhelming for me. Thus, the key word for “The Praying Woman” is “Overwhelmed”. I chose different words for different regions of her body: “The glory and the lifter of my head” arches over “Jesus”. Her mind is centred around the word “Jesus”. Her eyes are formed from the word “meek”. Her mouth region has “pure”, “compassion”, “noble”, “kind”. In her hair is “power”. Her arms are mostly made out of action words that can be done with our own arms: worship, serve, pray, help, give, rejoice, rest, rely. The word “holy” is used in her hands, because we are called to lift up holy hands. I chose “faith” in her neck, because the neck is what turns the head. Three of my favourite songs are used in her thigh: “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” “Down on my knees is where I learned to stand” “Amazing Grace” “Patience” is on the back part of her thigh, for it’s by sitting and waiting that we can practice patience. The words “Shh”, “wait”, and “be still” follow. Her feet are “Peace”, for we are instructed to shod our feet with the gospel of peace. Her legs are “weary” from the journey. Her torso is comprised of –”living water” for we are told that out of our bellies will flow living water –”fast” –”weak” in her shoulders. You know–from carrying the weight of the world there –”love” in its proper place –”mercy”,”sheep”, “believe” all fall in line underneath “love” Many, many hours went into the birth of “The Praying Woman”. It truly was a birth, not only of a graphic but of a new woman taking off her old flesh and stepping more boldly into the journey that Christ has set me on.