Seeing the Gospel in works of art?

[dennis (Dennis Gotiza)]

Hi @alison

I am not an artist of any form or degree, but I love artistic works and really enjoy them in its various expressions.

@alison

how God has used works of art to speak to others about the truth of the Gospel,

I remember a portion of the book Star of Light by Patricia St. John where a character was drawn to Jesus by a painting in the mission house. It was an art with an art in my mind; the artful storytelling way of the writer and the art depicted in the painting being described in the story.

I remember having instinctively memorized the 5-stanza gospel song At Calvary because of the story-like pattern of the lyrics. I even used it to share the gospel message the first time I tried sharing it with an LGBT high school friend. Also, many times gospel songs and sacred music has brought me to tears and prayer not mainly by the music but by the message.

During children storytelling opportunities, which is also an art in itself, I often use music / songs to emphasize a point, or reinforce the message.

Also, artworks can lead us to ponder about the presence of the Creator… And the whole of creation is His wonderful work of art and mankind His masterpiece.

@alison

Perhaps if we can articulate some of this, it can be another way to share with people the good news of Jesus.

I totally agree