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Soul Songs Mixed Media 12” x 12” (Sold)
There are heroes of faith who have gone before and left examples of how to endure life. David is one of those people for me. He is known to us from narratives and as a writer of Psalms and poems which he left as records to tests and deeds of faith throughout his life. He consistently writes of his dependence on the LORD His God and his inquiries of the same when he faced difficult times as a shepherd, fugitive, rebel, desperado and King. Those life experiences gave him many opportunities to pour out his inner self in these songs. David was known as a brave man and warrior as well as a harpist. He was called upon to calm and soothe King Saul’s tormented spirit and thus began his service in the palace which was preparation for his becoming King. How often are we invited to serve with our artistic gifting and fail to acknowledge it or subjugate it to a lesser importance? David’s model speaks to me of answering the call to be everything God created me to be.
References: 1 Samuel 16.14-23 Biblical Dictionary of Imagery, p. 194
©phyllis thomas 2009
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