Romans 8 - The Spirit's wordless prayer - A series...

Every rule has an exception... this Word Picture breaks several rules I'd set down when I started this project. I had no intention of ever using a picture of a living being, not even one which suggested a particular person (real or mythical.)

However, I'm an ardent practitioner of "art for art's sake." I don't tell my art what to be, it tells me.

That happened here.

Additionally, this picture suggested many interesting variants, each of which emphasized a different aspect either of the photo of me or the text.

The photo was taken by my wife when the medicines weren't doing anything to assuage my pain.

From Word Pictures - Inspiring Images & the Inspired Word

Here's one picture and a slide show of all of them. To see all the variants go to...

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For all the other versions...

Word Pictures - Inspiring Images & the Inspired Word

Psalm 13 - Balloon Flower | God's steadfast love in face of adversity

A dear friend suggested / challenged / dared me to do this, probably because he thought it would speak to/for me.

I have my reasons for having chosen this image, but I tend to like to keep those close to the chest. I've no interest in telling anyone else how they should think or feel in response to a photo, a scripture text, or a life crisis.

In this case, I started with the public domain ASV and updated it, consulting the usual sources (especially Luther and my wife.)