Art is impossible during the holidays...

From Thanksgiving, through Christmas, and the New Year ... very little art is possible in my life. It is just a fact during this six week period.

One thing I never neglect, however, is my connection to the Lord especially throughout these days of celebration, thankfulness and expressions of genuine love.

Therefore, until I get back to serious focus on art, I'll share my meditative thoughts here on the blog.

My meditative thoughts today.....

There is a Psalms that describes the process and results of the New Birth, Born Experience. I'd not seen this until just now. This is so awesome...think on this: Psalm 51

Process of New Birth

The Recognition

¹ HAVE MERCY upon me, O God, according to Your steadfast love; according to the multitude of Your tender mercy and loving-kindness blot out my transgressions. ² Wash me thoroughly [and repeatedly] from my iniquity and guilt and cleanse me and make me wholly pure from my sin! ³ For I am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them; my sin is ever before me.

The Confessions

⁴ Against You, You only, have I sinned and done that which is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified in Your sentence and faultless in Your judgment. ⁵ Behold, I was brought forth in [a state of] iniquity; my mother was sinful who conceived me [and I too am sinful]. ⁶ Behold, You desire truth in the inner being; make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart.

The Plea to be Released from Guilt

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean [ceremonially]; wash me, and I shall [in reality] be whiter than snow. ⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness and be satisfied; let the bones which You have broken rejoice. ⁹ Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my guilt and iniquities.

A New Heart and A New Birth of Spirit

¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me. ¹¹Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me. ¹² Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit.

The Witness.

Proclamations Before all Human Kind

the Good News of Restoration & Revelation of Divine Wisdom.

¹³ Then will I teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted and return to You.

^{Deliverance Unto Eternal Life}

¹⁴ Deliver me from blood-guiltiness and death, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness (Your rightness and Your justice).

^{Praise & Adoration Breaks Forth}

¹⁵ O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise.