Contemplating

Oil piece by Angel Ashleigh 

"Contemplating"

As Jesus walked the dusty roads of the earth, He must have contemplated the weight of every human heart He encountered. Every smile, every tear spoke to Him of the beauty and brokenness within us. In the faces of the sick, the lonely, and the lost, He saw the depth of our need for love, healing, and forgiveness. Yet, in His heart, He carried the knowledge of the ultimate sacrifice He would make—a sacrifice born of infinite love. He must have pondered the suffering He would endure for the flawed, the forgotten, the sinners who would reject Him. And yet, in His divinity, He saw beyond the pain to the redemption that would flow from His sacrifice. Perhaps He marveled at the paradox of human frailty, at how we could be so close to God and yet so far, and how His love would be the bridge to bring us home. His thoughts were surely laced with sorrow and hope as He gazed upon humanity with compassion, knowing He was our way to eternal peace.