Christmas Concerts Graf Kids
My picture collage maker software program is back operating. So I went back and made a collage of the Christmas concerts of my three grandchildren. You can find a bigger version of this picture collage at Graf Kids.
My Russian Orthodox friend in Holland reminded me that today was the Feast of the Epiphany. The word “epiphany” comes from an ancient Greek word meaning “manifestation” or “striking appearance.” In the Eastern Christian or Orthodox Church today is Christmas Eve, the celebration of God becoming man. In the Western Christian church we celebrate the image of the Persian priests, Magi, bringing gifts of frankincense, myrrh, and gold to the infant Jesus, guided from their homeland of Iran by a shining star. In both cases today is a celebration of the manifestation of Jesus to the world.
A picture collage, like the one of the Christmas concerts, manifests an event by showing a collection of pictures put together as one. It is a collection of pictures of the event that gives an impression of what the event is about, not any type of exact description.
Life is in many ways an epiphany. It manifests itself to us in many ways. It is up to us to put the parts together, like in a collage, to get a larger perspective on the manifestation. One picture tells part of the story, but when put together the bigger story is manifested.
A really good collage maker is an artist putting together images that create a total whole. Living each day of life to the fullest takes good collage making skills.
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