Sunday, December 4, 2016

Countdown to Christmas: Day 4

There he will remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of death that hangs over the earth.  He will swallow up death forever!  - Isaiah 25:7-8

O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

(from O Come O Come Emmanuel)

Day 4:  During my years as a nanny, I was fortunate to have been invited to tag along on family vacations.  On one trip, we went to Germany where we spent a week in Heidelberg and a week in Rothenburg.  I did this watercolor sketch of a window at Saint John's Church in Rothenburg during some quiet downtime.  Because the church was very old, (built around 1200) I remember it feeling a bit dark and gloomy inside, but the light coming through the stained glass was warm and peaceful.

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