By Christi Ortiz
Art is a participation in the Divine
The soul’s energy needs expression
to love, to laugh, to create
Painting, dancing, sculpting, building
quilting, cooking, gardening,
singing, playing, writing,
all the soul’s expression of Love
to God and to the world
a gift to the Giver of All
The artist listens to the call
“You did not choose me, but I chose you
to go and bear fruit that will last”
Creative expression is the soul’s
response to God
for the gift of life and love
The soul becomes restless
when it cannot find an outlet
for the wellspring within
For at its birth, the soul
was given a kiss of the Divine
created in the image of the Creator
And given a mission, a desire to share
in the Creative Resurrection of the world
Art becomes a window to our Creator
for there are endless reflections
of the Divine Image
