John 16:23-28

Our hearts are small, but prayer expands the heart. By praying, and entering into a full relationship with Jesus our soul gets expanded. Just as in the physical world, we grow up and our bodies develop, so must we do the same with our spiritual lives. The spiritual life needs to grow and our hearts expanded in the process. As we eat food, exercise, gym and breathe in order to survive in the physical realm, so we have to feed our souls with prayer, spiritual reading and doing good works in the service of others. 

There are so many different ways of praying, including praying on one's knees as is depicted in today's drawing of a monk by Giulio Carpioni. I personally like praying with art. It is in a way the purpose of this website. Art enables me to reflect more deeply on the scripture readings. The daily emails I share with you are not just mere thoughts on a passage or on an artwork: they are personal prayers that I have come to share with you all. I feel privileged that you read these daily thoughts and I simply want to thank you today for joining me in my prayers. 

God reveals Himself to us in so many ways, through the billions of stars, the endless seas, the magnificence of nature, the smiles of people around us… and also through art. My love for art is my way of loving God. Art helps me to communicate with God better, as art can express what never could be said in a million words… My heart is small, but praying with art hopefully expands it…