Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
A man cries next to his destroyed house in Onagawa, where his mother is still buried in the rubble h/t The GuardianSometimes, a picture gets you more than a thousand words.Looking at this Japanese man in the snow, crying for his mother, his … [Continue reading]
I arise todayThrough the strength of heaven;Light of the sun,Splendor of fire,Speed of lightning,Swiftness of the wind,Depth of the sea,Stability of the earth,Firmness of the rock.I arise todayThrough God’s strength to pilot me;God’s might to uphold … [Continue reading]
This is a longer essay I wrote a few years ago, which I am posting in installments Part I The Magic Kingdom I--The Varieties of MagicThe secret life within paintings brought me back to life when I was depressed that so little writing got done in the … [Continue reading]
A Mother’s Request 20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. 21 “What is it you want?” he asked.Salome was one of the women who stayed with Jesus at … [Continue reading]
Wren-titHello readers, I had written a long essay called The Magic Kingdom in 2003, and then we moved from the US to the UK, and I never did anything with it. Perhaps I will expand it. Anyway, I am going to post it here over a few days in blog sized … [Continue reading]
A Mother’s Request 20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. 21 “What is it you want?” he asked.Salome was one of the women who stayed with Jesus at the cross, and later witnessed … [Continue reading]
The Summer DayWho made the world?Who made the swan, and the black bear?Who made the grasshopper?This grasshopper, I mean -the one who has flung herself out of the grass,the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,who is moving her jaws back and forth … [Continue reading]
By Madeleine L’Engle“The earth will never be the same again,Rock, water, tree, iron share this griefAs distant stars participate in pain.A candle snuffed, a falling star or leaf,A dolphin death, O this particular lossIs heaven-mourned; for if no … [Continue reading]