Mark Keathley Autumn Chapel
is available in the following sizes:
18x24, 25.5x34, 30x40, and 36x48
When I go for a walk in the forest alone, I'm often caught up by the sound
of the wind blowing thru the leaves or needles of the pines. I am reminded
of a curious statement Jesus made about knowing where the Spirit is moving
by seeing His activity much like seeing the effect of the wind on the trees.
Throw in a good dose of fall color in this forest, and I might even break
out singing a tune of praise! I can imagine my artistic heart might even
dance a jig if I stumbled onto the scene of Autumn Chapel on my stroll. The
combination of color and form, sounds and smells, and the draw of the Spirit
might just overwhelm me. My heart so longs to be a part of what is really
important in the unseen world. More than anything - painting better, making
more money, or anything else - I deeply desire to be a part of what God is
doing. My desire to portray beautiful chapels in the four seasons is not
because I love "church," but rather because of the imagery they represent. I
don't mistake the building as "the important thing" but more as a work of
art by a creative architect who wanted folks who enter to be caught up in
something larger than their own life. The world of the Spirit - that inner
you that can be connected permanently to the Holy One - is the world I want
to be caught up in. It's a world so much bigger than Mark Keathley. It's a
world where God moves and directs the souls of those who love him to the
heart and soul of those who desperately seek Him out of desperate need. When
my spirit connects with a hungry and desperate soul of another, when the
message of the love of God and His total forgiveness and acceptance are
spoken, and when a life is changed because they realize they are loved by
HIM, the "wind" in the trees is seen and heard! The tree limbs bend and bow
in reverence to the Spirit's moving, and the true Church becomes a glorious
place.
