...Why did heaven open when Jesus Christ was baptized? To teach that the same thing invisibly happens at your own baptism: at that moment God calls you to your homeland in heaven and invites you to have nothing further in common with earth... If we do not now see the same signs nevertheless we receive the same graces of which these signs were the symbol.
...This dove also reminds us of an event we read about in the Old Testament: when the earth was inundated by the flood and the whole human race in danger of perishing, the dove appeared to announce the end of the disaster; it carried an olive branch bearing the good news of the restoration of peace in the world. Now all this was a prefiguration of of what was to come... When all was lost, deliverance and renewal came about. What formerly took place through the deluge of water now takes place today as if by a deluge of grace and mercy... It is no longer only one man that the dove calls to leave the ark to repopulate the earth; it draws all men to heaven. Instead of an olive branch, it brings to all humankind the dignity of adoption as children of God.
What an amazing gift the Lord wants to give each and every one of us, no exception. Just as I shared in my previous post about the River Jordan, even when we are dirty and muddy, God calls us to be holy. He wants us to be his children. He wants us to hear him say, "You are my beloved!" Luke 3:22 Thank you, Lord!
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I love reading your reflections on the Holy Land. Some day (when the Lord sends me to the Philippines), we will sit and talk over our different experiences of pilgrimage there and it will be glorious.
lovely spiritual piece!
Love you thoughts and your art. Blessings, Janet PPF
Lovely!
Wonderful illustration Peggy!!
Hugs Giggles
Beautiful painting and words :) HPPF
Un très joli dessin pour illustrer cette publication...
Gros bisous
Such a wonderful memory!
Happy PPF!
Rinda
Beautiful thoughts and art. :)
A beautiful post. Blessings. Kate x
mmm ... your artwork, your colors, your site ... yummy!
Linda
Beautiful art! Coming from StudioJRU...
This is lovely, thanks for posting. HPPF!
beautiful work! We are going to israel this summer (my 5th time) and I am looking forward to sharing with my daughters all of the holy places. Happy PPF!
Love this luminous piece, beautiful! <3
Amen - and I love your painting as well as your post. HPPF
loving your pretty painting. Happy PPF, Annette xx
What an amazing picture of baptism - you painted that so well with words.
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Blessings to you,
Janis www.janiscox.com
Very nice! Thank you for sharing!!
such gorgeous clear colours... you have a great sense of shading as well... lovely...xx
Peggy, I get so much from your blog. Your words are fresh food. I love your paintings illustrating the scriptures.
I love visiting your blog. I always walk away being "fed".
hugs, Robin
Oh heck, your illustrations are so beautiful...I get so wrapped up on your words, I almost forgot to comment on your ARTISTIC ability.....It's over the top, as well as how you are gifted with your writings.
Love your thoughts, your story and this beautiful journal page!
Very lovely! Happy PPF!
She's beautiful! Love the brightness of it.
What an incredible opportunity to visit the holy land! Lucky you!
Hugs Lynn
Just beautiful--the painting and the message--I'm so glad I landed here.
Blessings to you,
Dianne
wonderful Peggy! Be blessed!
xxx
Susi
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Peggy, you are SO blessed to have made this amazing journey - and we are SO blessed to have you share it with us!
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this is so beautiful peggy. God bless you
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