Series Image Explanation:
Our series image is a mural of two portraits painted on vast ice floats in Southern Finland by artist David Popa. The series of these images captured via aerial drones is title ‘Fractured.’ This image resonates deeply with Malachi’s prophetic message confronting a disillusioned Israel after their return to Judah.
God dialogues with a people whose worship is fractured: offerings are blemished, covenant obligations are neglected, and hearts have become divided. But just as Fractured invites us to look from above to see the potential for a new mosaic, Malachi calls Israel to return, to be refined and restored, to rediscover true worship, and to anticipate the coming messenger who will prepare the way for the one who will mend all brokenness.
Both the artwork and the prophecy remind us that even though things are not as they ought to be, that we are not as we ought to be, there is divine artistry at work—pieces held and honored, chaos ordered toward beauty, and hope for reconciliation.
God’s covenant promises will be fulfilled. Like Israel, we wait to receive their fullness.
David Popa has generously lent Cornerstone the use of his art for this series. For more about him and his art please visit www.davidpopaart.com.
For a video of the ‘Fracture’ series click here:https://vimeo.com/698547639?fl=pl&fe=vl
You are invited to use the link below for a playlist of curated songs for our new sermon series, Not The Way It's Supposed to Be. Click the buttons below to listen to/watch our YouTube Playlist and Spotify Playlist!
Youtube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfLjAngTxU9K3_W4IfHYRhGEQ-RPf3Dqv&si=ggQffllBvjgq0aqg
Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50FgGVb7KB4bwWvR8FDNMH
These songs as well as the artwork are meant to help us enter into the text and to glean a greater understanding by engaging our imaginations. They are meant only to accompany our study of the Word not to replace it.
“I can see the sun, but even if I cannot see the sun, I know that it exists. And to know that the sun is there - that is living.” - Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
