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An Invitation to an Upside Down Kingdom: Those Who Mourn…
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted No one chooses the path of mourning, do they? Life has its own way of thrusting each of us into the valley of tears. Who would deliberately seek it out? When my father died, his departure shocked and shook me to the core. The current…Read more An Invitation to an Upside Down Kingdom: Those Who Mourn…
An Invitation to an Upside Down Kingdom: Poverty of Spirit…
Beatitudes In the Cracks; 2017; 15″ x 19.5″; mixed media: oil pastel, charcoal, litho pencil, acrylic, watercolor. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5:3) Skin and bones hover on the bed in an uneasy truce between life and death; neither dominating for the time being. Waking or…Read more An Invitation to an Upside Down Kingdom: Poverty of Spirit…
Healing to Become A Healer
Around the world, I’ve discovered a universal truth in my work as Director of Orphan Care for Hope’s Promise. And in my role as a parent, family member, and friend. As a human. Trauma wounds. But attachment heals. Flight of the Kambu: from wounded to healed; 2024; 15.5" x 8.25"; mixed media: watercolor, acrylic, ink,…Read more Healing to Become A Healer
Jerusalem
Jerusalem; 2024; 19.5" x 25.5"; mixed media: watercolor, ink, chalk, acrylic. Three of us walk its busy streets at dusk, life pulsing all around. Cars revving, children laughing as they swing in a park, light fading over a vast city. We follow our map down a quieter lane to an obscure gate in a wall,…Read more Jerusalem
Colleen Briggs Images & Writing 