I love this picture. It is a classic depiction of Jesus and Mary- but it drives deeper than that. It bears the wear of weathered years- each scratch a testament, every knick a statement of faith. It also bears the complexities and textures of our generation- a "messy spirituality" as Mike Yaconelli puts it. It reflects this ancient, but future faith we try to live out. The Indigo Girls have this song called "The Wood Song". The chorus goes:
"But the wood is tired, and the wood is old, we'll make it fine if the weather holds, but if the weather holds, will it miss the point? That's where we need to go." Let's go- let's see where Jesus takes us!
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. -2 Corinthians 4:9
