Spiritual Flash Fiction posted March 21, 2019 |
Out of the darkness into light, in 100 words.
In My Master's Hand
by LisaMay
I do try to follow the path that has been outlined for me, to not stray beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable to my Master. But sometimes I am dragged through the mire and my world swirls in confusion and all is black as Mars. My efforts are often hopeless – not worthy of praise.
However, my Master does not give up on me. After I am baptised, cleansed of my dark transgressions, what happens next is transforming. Glorious Golden Light envelops me! My Master dips my bristles into Cadmium Yellow to paint the sun drawn on His artist’s canvas.
I do try to follow the path that has been outlined for me, to not stray beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable to my Master. But sometimes I am dragged through the mire and my world swirls in confusion and all is black as Mars. My efforts are often hopeless – not worthy of praise.
However, my Master does not give up on me. After I am baptised, cleansed of my dark transgressions, what happens next is transforming. Glorious Golden Light envelops me! My Master dips my bristles into Cadmium Yellow to paint the sun drawn on His artist’s canvas.
Seen from the point of view of myself as a PAINTBRUSH, where I have failed to deliver my best, until supervised by a higher power.
Mars Black and Cadmium Yellow are the names of artists' paint pigments.
Golden Artist Colors (GOLDEN), is an American manufacturing company that focuses on paints used in fine art, decoration, and crafts.
Paint brushes can be made from various materials, such as hog's bristles, fine sable, nylon.
Artists wash their brushes in clean water or turps before using another colour.
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While writing this story, trying to mislead readers from realising the narrator is a paintbrush, I also was striving for an understanding of art as a spiritual endeavour and as an analogy to our lives if we embrace the Light of the Lord through baptism (when our own brush with the dark side can be transformed).
Many thanks to Ros Dagos (Unsplash) for the photo.
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and 2 member cents. Mars Black and Cadmium Yellow are the names of artists' paint pigments.
Golden Artist Colors (GOLDEN), is an American manufacturing company that focuses on paints used in fine art, decoration, and crafts.
Paint brushes can be made from various materials, such as hog's bristles, fine sable, nylon.
Artists wash their brushes in clean water or turps before using another colour.
* * *
While writing this story, trying to mislead readers from realising the narrator is a paintbrush, I also was striving for an understanding of art as a spiritual endeavour and as an analogy to our lives if we embrace the Light of the Lord through baptism (when our own brush with the dark side can be transformed).
Many thanks to Ros Dagos (Unsplash) for the photo.
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