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< Virginia
Wieringa
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Alchemy
Mixed-media
During my recent 33
radiation treatments for breast cancer, chanting helped me to go through
the process with a gentle mind. One of my daily favorites was a variation
on the Doxology Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow. I sang to
myself: “The Lord bless you from Heaven above, and shine on you with
RADIANT face. The Lord who Heaven and Earth has made, ILLUMINE you with
peace and grace.”
I often include sacred music in my
collages. Though I’m not a musician, the patterns and the variety of
shapes on the page please me and imply a song. The repetition of a praise
song in whatever cultural context, whether it’s in the studio, during a
medical procedure, or singing together with a congregation often leads to
"glory door moments" and helps me see the "thin places" where "patches of
Godlight" illumine my life.
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