respect for the freehanders

I envy people who can freehand...

Surprisingly, I'm one of the few multimedia artist who has no talent in doing freehand. I can doodle and scribble but that's about it...If stick people can be considered as art, then I'm your man. I can conceptualize clearly in my head but transferring that concept to paper is an ongoing struggle.

That's why I show my respect to true freehand artists! Some of them may not have the luxury of Photoshop or Illustrator, but they have the same passion ( more times even bigger) for the arts.

Last night I was browsing my bible for an artist...a freehand artist. Many musical artists are mentioned, but I have yet to find a Bible character who is a true freehand artist. After an hour of searching, I gave up and decided to just have my devotional (since my Bible and other resources are already there). Then John 8:8 got me excited...

"Then He (Jesus) bent down and went on writing on the ground with His finger." (Emphasis added)

At last! My first freehand artist was the Messiah Himself...but what did he write exactly? The succeeding verses did not tell nor did it even give us a clue. For John to include this one verse in there, it has to mean something! All night I was thinking about what the Son of God wrote on the sand...and did anyone even took the time to see what the most intelligent and awe-inspiring man of their time was writing in the sand?

But you see, the timing of Jesus doodling in the sand and the Pharisees bringing in a prostitute to use as props against the Messiah was just perfect. Jesus could not care less with what the Pharisees were babbling about in the previous verses but he struck them with a hard blow after a verse of freehand sand writing. Whatever Jesus was writing on sand could have possibly contributed in how the people reacted to what He said afterwards. (If you don't know the story, I suggest you open the Bible to John 8)

So if you are a Christian freehand artist, be proud and realize the potential God has given you. I just hope and pray that you would use the talent that was given to you to contribute in the preaching of God's word.