I Will Persist
I am always trying to do
more with less. We most often think of doing more with less in material
terms... how to stretch a budget, get more use out of a sofa,
buy economy-sized boxes, etc. Sometimes we need to realize we can also
do more with less on a spiritual level. Civil disobedience is, in my
mind, the best example of the challenge to do more with less. However
often we feel compelled to lift our clubs, swing a bat or ride down
the opposition, we recognize there is greater strength in resistance and
perseverance.
This painting is an
interior painting. We must see the resolve, the determination, the
active persistence exhibited in his posture. He is looking into the
future with shut eyes and we are encouraged to go there too. But we will
not have the strength on our own. We can only do this with God's help.
