When I was reading Daniel’s prayer from the book of Daniel chapter 9, these phrases stood out to me: “…understood from the Scriptures … Lord, forgive... praying, confessing my sin… for his holy hill… in prayer, Gabriel… instructed me…, ‘Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding…”. I reflect as I paint. Being a Christian often feels like living in exile among various cultures, political perspectives, and social influences, which might diverge from God’s way. May our intimate relationships with God thrive like Daniel: to understand God’s word, to confess our sins for His forgiveness, to be sanctified, to perceive insight and understanding of God’s revelation, and to respond based on God’s desire.
"The Clallery" (clallery.com) is a cyberspace gallery for people to clarify and to cherish our lives together. Lives could often become quite disoriented in the midst of our busyness, and we would love to display pieces of artwork and the short stories behind them which may allow us to reflect quietly, to converse with our Triune God, and to rejuvenate and reorient ourselves towards our creator in joy and at peace on entering healthy relationships with people and matters.