About the Artwork

The ministry of reconciliation, justice, and mercy is deeply spiritual work. Pursuing justice and mercy will always expose and reveal much within us, most especially in seasons of individual and communal suffering. Our natural tendency is to respond to the ugliness we see in this world by minimizing, ignoring, or destroying ourselves (or others) attempting to fix it.

Instead, the Spirit invites us to walk with one another toward the beauty emerging through the pain. This hope is not intended to remove us from the reality of what is broken in this world, but rather when Jesus captures all our senses we are then renewed, sustained and filled with courage to continue on this journey. Anthony Vasquez, the main artist who contributed to this book, fills these pages with beauty that inspires attentiveness to the many tensions around us.

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