Workmanship

Since I was a child, being creative has been a passion of mine. I remember my dad teaching me how to draw, being mindful of what I saw, and translating that to whatever art medium I used. I recall an art book he had when he took art classes at a community college, and I remember how much the Renaissance period was an inspiration to me creatively. Artists like Da Vinci and Michelangelo were just a few artists that I grew to admire. Their attention to detail in their artwork is remarkable. I would imagine that when artists like Michelangelo were creating their masterpieces – there was a personal vestment they had in their work.

This type of creativity reminds me of David’s Psalm, the secret language describing our Creator’s workmanship concerning humans. The psalmist reminds his readers how fearfully and wonderfully we are made by God (Psalm 139:14). The author declares this truth “My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them” Psalms 139:15-16 (ESV). So, there is forethought, planning, and love in God’s creation of each human being born. This month, our children will learn how they are God’s wonderful and unique creation and how they are to love each other because of this fundamental truth.