“No, God chose those who by human standards are fools to shame the wise; He chose those who by human standards are weak to shame the strong, those who by human standards are common and contemptible — indeed those who count for nothing — to reduce to nothing all those that do count for something, so that no human being might feel boastful before God.”
— 1 Corinthians, 1:27-29“In the end we shall all of us be only what we have made of God. For nothing is real save his grace.”
— Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing
This stagnant winter of bleak cold and rocky ice is taking its toll in skeletal breaks and frozen spirits. A mega-dose of sunset hues and autumn color seems in order. It might help see us through to an early thaw and the inevitable springtime. I shall do my part.
What is one to make of talent? We are all chosen in some way to magnify our individual gifts for the benefit of life, and to choose in return an apt recognition of due credit. If grace is humbly shared, does grace remain abundant? Perhaps that is the only question an artist need ponder.
Sassafras Shadows
collage landscape by J A Dixon
8 x 9.125 inches