FORGIVEN by Thomas Blackshear

This painting features a contemporary man in a pose of despair and more than ready to fall on the ground (hmm...macam saya!!). Notice that in one hand he was holding a mallet and the other a large spike. What it reminds us of? The absolute truth that each of us (hereinafter the word "us/we" is inclusive of myself) is responsible for Christ's death on the cross (so dun blame either the Jews or Pontius Pilate again!). IT is a strong reminder that we are nailing Jesus on the cross again and again everytime we fall into sin. YET, he is there everytime trying to lift us up.

Christ's love still shines in the face of the wretch humanity that destroys, destroys and continue to destroys!!! But Christ forgives, forgives and still forgives.

I pray that God will forgive our blindness to His presence in our life.