July 11th Latest art completed within the hour. + The Spiritual Saint

                              
Good day once again my brothers and sisters. I was so happy with the painting just done that I couldnt wait until tomorrow to share it with you. So I thought. Upon coming to the computer my eyes alighted on the writing in a book sat there open at the date, July 11th!
So thought I, this is what the universe really wanted me to share before my artwork. So here you have it...
 


  The Spiritual Saint
          That I may know Him. Phil. 3:10.
          The initiative of the saint is not towards self-realisation, but towards knowing Jesus Christ. The spiritual saint never believes circumstances to be haphazard, or thinks of his life as secular and sacred; he sees everything he is dumped down in as the means of securing the knowledge of Jesus Christ. There is a reckless abandonment about him. The Holy Spirit is determined that we shall realise Jesus Christ in every domain of life, and He will bring us back to the same point again and again until we do. Self-realization leads us to the enthronement of work; whereas the saint enthrones Jesus Christ in his work. Whether it be eating or drinking or washing disciples` feet, whatever it is, we have to take the initiative of realizing Jesus Christ in it. Every phase of our actual life has its counterpart in the life of Jesus. Our Lord realized His relationship to the Father even in the most menial work, "Jesus knowing . . . that He was come from God, and went to God; . . . took a towel, . . . and began to wash the disciples feet."
  The aim of the spiritual saint is "that I may know Him." Do I know Him where I am today? If not, I am failing Him. I am here not to realize myself, but to know Jesus. In Christian work the initiative is too often the realisation that has to be done and I must do it. That is never the attitude of the spiritual saint, his aim is to secure the realisation of Jesus Christ in every set of circumstances he is in.

Yep, it was important. To me anyway. I can only hope that you also find it so!

Anyhow here is the latest art. The top one is my favourite, although I would find it most pleasing for one of you to prefer the lower one.

ttfn. Peter Kimble, the nimble...