How Does Art Influence Our Transformation into Christ-like Character?
“Spiritual formation, I have come to believe, is not about steps or stages on the way to perfection. It’s about the movements from the mind to the heart through prayer in its many forms that reunite us with God, each other and our truest selves.” — Henri J.M. Nouwen
God the Father is always at work to lead us to Christ.
The Person of the Holy Spirit strives with each of us in untold ways to repent of our sinful thinking and seek Him.
The manifold ways God seeks us out in love are beyond our comprehension.
As an artist, I understand that my creative gifts are integral to how I live and function. Art whatever that is comes out of me.
Art, what I do creatively is like everything else bound up in my spiritual transformation in this life.
Roselyn Perry is a child of God that has lived through difficult times, she is also an artist.
Like all of us, Roselyn reflects on her difficulties.
God's gift of art and her creativity help her in her spiritual formation.
Put your art on your prayer list, and ask God to speak to you through what He allows you to create!
Video from Brandon Frowen
"A moment in time with Roslyn Parry.
God bless you all for watching this. The things I have gone through and the adversities I have overcome to be in the position I am now happily sharing moments from my life are beautiful. I wouldn't change a single thing from my past as it has shaped me into who I am now.' from the video introduction
Art as prayer: Considering art forms as spiritual practices
"Art and color have a prominent place in my life. I often stop to admire that which I consider beautiful: a ripe, yellow-orange mango; the stained-glass windows of an old church; an intricate street mural; a Miami sunset. Music and the visual arts have been especially meaningful, coming from a family of choir singers and art lovers. I have fond childhood memories of coloring at the kitchen table, a tin full of crayons close by, or, as a teen, sitting on the floor of Puerto Rico’s Museo de Arte de Ponce mesmerized by the bright orange dress of Sir Frederic Leighton’s “Flaming June.”
While I don’t remember a time when art and color were not present in my life, for all its prominence, the visual arts were absent from my life of prayer..." from the article: