I spent all day yesterday trying to find different pictures of Christ to put in the kids' Easter baskets. I want each of them to have their own special framed picture.
We don't have a Deseret Bookstore, and I wasn't on the ball to have them already ordered from online. I went to a huge Christian bookstore here and thought I could find their pictures of Christ only to learn that they didn't sell pictures of Christ. After talking with the clerk for a while I learned that they didn't want to put images in people's heads, but let them instead form their image of Christ.
I am a huge art lover and can't imagine not having pictures of Christ adorning my home. There is something about a picture that makes you ponder and think as you look on it. Sometimes we don't automatically pull up the images of Christ in our head, but instead need a little reminder. I feel that pictures and quotes do just that. They stir our souls when we need a good stirring! :)
Anyway, I'm off to finish my little Easter project.
2 comments:
We do not encourage pictures of Jesus in our home or books either. For one, no one really knew what he looked like. Furthermore, in Isaiah 53:2 it states,"he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him." Most pictures of Jesus depict him as handsome, which he, according to Scripture, was not.
I love having pictures of Christ around to prompt us to think of Him often. It is too bad that good art is so pricey. I love this one by Joseph Brickey: http://www.makingpreciousthingsplain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/27_christ_15-28-witnesses-mary-magdalene-WP-risen-hope-brickey-xxxx.jpg
but I can't seem to find it for sale. Maybe next year you'll find all the perfect pictures!
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