Visual Faith- Worship Settings

Easter Blessings- 

By Brother Melvin Meyer

Once In awhile I walk into a sanctuary

 or worship setting, 

or in this case - a Fellowship Hall, 

and sometime is strikingly different.

 I recognized the work of Brother Meyer

immediately

 having found his work a few years back.

In this case the bold colors and graphic images

 stand out on the neutral walls of a Fellowship Hall.

Some of the story of the art 
that fills Grace Lutheran Church
 in Chester, Virginia.

I am including the written description

 of the art 

even though it is hard to see in places

 with the light reflections.

The artist's statements help us

 to see all that a piece of Visual Faith 

art encompasses.

The Christian Life

 by Brother Melvin Meyer

The Sacrament of the Altar-

By Brother Melvin Meyer

The Sacrament of Holy Baptism-

By Brother Melvin Meyer

 The Four Gospels-

By Brother Melvin Meyer

A bit about Brother Melvin Meyer:

A bit more :

Brother Mel's work is well known

 in St. Louis area hospitals, 

office buildings, and chapels,

 as well as St. Louis University.

You can also find the work of this prolific artist - 

who numbers his works near 10,000,

 in hundreds of homes and backyards.

Brother Mel died Oct. 12, 2013

 at the age of 85.

He said that everything 

he created was religious.

"My faith and art are inseparable," he said.

(St Louis Post-Dispatch- Oct 15, 2013)

Growing Gracefully-

by Carolyn Henne

This is the other significant artwork

 that blesses the walls of Grace Lutheran Church.

Some of us connect in significant ways

 with the music of a worship service.

The visual learners find these kinds of artwork 

as integral in connecting the divine and the ordinary.

That is what worship is really about-

that moment when we realize

 that He is God, and I am not,

and just for THAT 

we give Him honor and glory.

Thank you to the members of 

Grace Lutheran Church

 for bringing these beautiful art pieces

 into your ministry setting.

This blesses all of us.