"Let me cry my tears!"
The other day, I drifted around the house struggling inside with nondescript feelings. I felt great confusion. I wanted to cry tears of sorrow. I felt lost and abandoned. I wanted to cry tears of hope.
My first intention was to find an extension cord for the vacuum. None were to be found. I landed in the basement alongside my painting table. "I didn't want to vacuum, anyway." I began to paint my feelings. All the while I thought: Let me cry my tears. I finished one painting and continued on to the next. Inside, my emotions were screaming. I realized that I could be feeling what the Nation is feeling as election day draws closer. I finished the second painting.
"The Pendulum Swings"
In a series, it will read: The Scream: The Pendulum Swings!
I believe what emotion I felt, is the heart of our Nation. The painting could also scream: "Repent! The Pendulum Swings." However you might read the painting, the hour is late as we come to a crossroads for a Nation. The momentum has accelerated as we draw near to the end of an era. What will the future hold for us? We have become a Nation divided by two forces. One believes we should return to being a God fearing people. The other tells Christians specifically, we must change the way we believe. How does one change what they have faith in, unless they never believed in it in the first place? Faith is not the a script of the Rules of the Road! Sailing Rules of the Road have changed with modern electronics. Faith for the Christian is believing in the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. If our faith is in a building or man made doctrines, then yes, I suppose that can change. We need to search our hearts. Who do you believe? What kind of faith do you have? Do you have faith?
"A House Divided Bleeds"
We are bleeding as a Nation. The wound is deep. I believe it will take a miracle from a loving God to bring healing to America again. "God so loved the world that He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ." The invitation remains the same: Yesterday, Today and Forever.
Time is drawing to a close. However, as long as we have breath, we can choose the path of our future. Scripture tells us a "...House divided will fall." Somehow, we must find our way towards a place of compromise. The compromise cannot be about the God we love and serve. The compromise must be built on a foundation of respect where our differences can be met in the original constitution of our Nation. It worked for over two hundred years. Why do some want to throw it out and begin again? We need to understand their motives.
Society would like us to believe that all things of importance are relative to our own needs. This is Humanism in brief. Humanism believes that mankind is the center of the universe. As long as this remains our core belief system, we will remain a selfish people. And there is no meeting ground for a selfish people. A house divided bleeds. We are bleeding.
Acrylic Paintings and comments by Rita Burton
