My friend discovered this vignette at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens the other day and we sat in the sun painting to our heart's delight. It was a glorious day after several filled with clouds. I was inspired by the light reflecting off the dark vase, which stood at least five feet tall on a wall of granite. I resisted the urge to climb up and look inside. What would I have found? When we look inside the dark, do we find any light? Dan Fogelberg wrote a line in a song, "There's a light in the depths of your darkness". It's a wonderful song...full of hope despite all that is not right in the world. My compass point these days is to remember I am God's vessel, reflecting His light in the darkness. Leaning on His strength day by precious day.
~~~This painting is in a private collection in Maine.
