a lonely ray of hope

Lately the lyric "A lonely ray of hope is all that you need to see a beautiful history" has been running through my mind almost constantly.  It's from the song "Beautiful History" by Plumb, and it always encourages me.  Today I was reading over a couple chapters of Song of Solomon, mostly because I haven't read my Bible in awhile and I just needed some reminding of how much God loves and pursues me.  I found myself reading only the Bridegroom's words, and somehow they combined with that song lyric to create this:

The black and red swirly "mess" represents all the junk trying to take over my life.  The worldly trials and temptations, as well as painful emotions that overwhelm me at times.  Really just anything and everything that tries to prevent me from remembering my true identity in Christ.

The multicolored light in the upper-right corner is that "lonely ray of hope," the illumination provided by the Holy Spirit to shed light on my "beautiful history."  Like anyone's history, mine is complex and full of different words and pictures.  Today, however, all I saw with this illumination were these words from Song of Solomon that God speaks over me constantly (and that I often let myself forget in the midst of all the black, swirly junk).

It was so hard for me to transfer this image from my mind to my journal with colored pencils and ink.  I hope God allows it to bless you as it has blessed me.  :o)