Grace: A Prayer

Lord,
Help me to remember grace,
May I be all grace for my neighbor.
May I not concern myself with only myself.
May I only walk in your grace
Doling out that grace to others, not in fear
Rather in faith; not putting my expectations in others,
But in expectation of you and of your great love for me,
Living a surrendered life. 

May I be done with looking for people
To fulfill my needs; may my needs be fulfilled in you,
Alone.

Lord, help me to do my job well;
that is, my work as a husband and father and teacher
and brother; as son and friend.

Oh Lord, make me fit to lead others into your Kingdom of Grace.
Amen

Pentecost

Just finished a new 'cut based on the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples after Jesus ascension. These three disciples (Peter, James and John) are in the process of discussing and praying about the Gospel of Jesus Christ when "suddenly" the Holy Spirit came and tongues of fire appeared over their head. This is a woodcut print on mulberry paper, 8"x10" it is available at my Etsy store

Preperatory sketch for a new woodcut

Here is a sketch I just completed for a brand-spankin-new woodcut print I am going to do. I am pretty excited about this one. Pentecost is coming soon and I want to celebrate with this print of three disciples receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Abundant Life

Realizing who you truly are; becoming who you were meant to be can be daunting because this realization brings with it certain responsibilities. Now you are accountable for what you know; who you have become. Some people, frankly do not want to enter into the fullness of life because it is hard; it is difficult; it is the narrow way that Jesus spoke about. Most folks are happy in their mediocre existence that demands nothing from them and gives them an excuse to make demands on everyone else.