Psalm 126:1-6 NLT
When the LORD brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy.
And the other nations said, “What amazing things the LORD has done for them.”
Yes, the LORD has done amazing things for us! What joy!
Restore our fortunes, LORD, as streams renew the desert.
Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.
They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.
Anna Armstrong writes:
This was a deeply meaningful piece to create.
I lost my brother to cancer and Psalm 126 was a balm to my soul as I watched his health decline.
We who sow in tears will reap in joy.
I wanted to create a piece that conjured the beauty
that can be born from faithful suffering.
The idea for this painting came to me one day while I was on a walk.
I had the image in my mind of a bountiful field of wheat held within a teardrop.
As I started painting, a scene emerged that blended my image of a wheat field
with an image of the meadow where we laid my brother to rest.
Within the tears is a place of bounty.
The process of creating this peace was a small step of healing and faith.
Anna Armstrong