Assisi Spirit
by Sarah Hornsby
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15.500 x 20.500 inches
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Title
Assisi Spirit
Artist
Sarah Hornsby
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Watercolor Paper Matted
Description
From a photo by Matt Hornsby taken in Italy in the Hermitage of Saint Francis near Assisi. White doves were nesting in the windows and flying in the surrounding retreat paths. There was truly a spirit of peace and joy in this place, and the Holy Spirit is represented as a Dove. Located deep in a forest, the medieval stone building glows with sunlight, and we seem but tiny dots in the landscape as we cross the ancient bridge. I wrote the following poem......................................................................................THE HOLY SPIRIT IS HERE
The Holy Spirit is here,
The Wind blows where it will.
Holy Wind blow your breath on me,
blow through the crevices of my being.
Blow away the trash that litters my mind,
the worries, the fears.
Blow till all that cannot stand
in Your Presence is swept away.
The Holy Spirit is here, the Fire licks my head,
consumes and purifies my heart.
Holy Fire, burn away all false concepts
I have of You, of others, of opinions
not in of Your Living Flame.
Burn away all my negative-
attitudes and dross.
everything in my heart and mind
not reflected in Your cross.
The Holy Spirit is here, a tender, pure white Dove.
The Dove flies to you.
‘This is my Beloved, listen ...’
Holy Spirit, Peaceful Dove,
let everything I write and paint,
and all my relationships, too,
reflect the joy of soaring with You.
In Your light, in Your wind,
through the flames –I will not be burned.
Through the flood waters, though they rise all around,
I will put my confidence in You,
that You will lead me to the higher ground.
Through the fires of stress and distress,
through disappointments and deceptions,
God, You are with me,
Jesus, the Fourth Man in the midst of the flames.
January 1999
‘All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit.’ Acts 2:4
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