Of Little Artist Value
This morning when a friend and I were discussing our prayer concerns, the subject of churches came up. Later this same friend sent me a link to a news paper article entitled "Where is Church?", regarding a book by the same name. A short time later while waiting on another friend I noticed a section of natural forest containing various types of trees, bushes, vines, weed, grass and other stuff. This was the environment God created for His creatures to thrive and grow. As the afternoon grew on I kept reflecting on the article and the natural forest and suddenly I recalled couple of images I had done based on a tree farm all one type of trees and nothing else. I set out to capture the image above which, in my mind, possibly represents the modern "church."
I may be a little harsh, but after visiting over a hundred churches over the past couple of years it is my impression of most modern church congregations. Only one type of tree is permitted even though other types might be of equal or greater value. The only other thing present are a few straggly bushes and they will be removed every so often, usually by fire. So I pose the question: have our churches become like the artificially generated tree farm where only the select are allowed. And should they not be more like the natural forest where all things can grow and thrive.
{Just thinking}
