The Flow of Wonder
Date: April 5th, 2026—Easter
Canvas: 24” x 30”
Cost: $495
The night before Easter, I meditate on the discovery of the empty tomb (Luke 24:1-12). I get an image of Jesus offering the Water of Life—his very Spirit—as it pours through the holes in his hands, left by the nails of the cross. The rest of the composition remains vague. But, on Easter morning, as I see families doing Easter egg hunts, laughing and serving one another, I get inspired to paint a family surrounding Jesus, receiving Him in awe.
In his message, Doug emphasizes that nothing about Jesus' resurrection makes sense—even the bizarre decision of the Gospel writers, considering the patriarchal culture, to credit the women for discovering the empty tomb. Then, he highlights how ‘wonder’ opens our minds to realize that, paradoxically, the world doesn’t make sense without Jesus’ resurrection—the evidence that God cares. Where the world leaves us empty and thirsty, Jesus ‘fills’ us. Yes…’fills.’ That’s the confirmation! So, I paint the Water flowing through Jesus’s wounds to fill his disciples. This Flow of ‘Wonder’ impels them to believe and to suffer for the Gospel, as it cascades from the parents’ pierced hands to their children’s…children who (I realize afterwards) symbolize all believers to follow later…all choosing to bear their crosses…all extending the ‘Flow’ far and wide…to save the world.