Your Name is Written on My Hand

This painting was inspired from the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. I painted it during church. First I painted the world and then on top of it the hand of our savior. As a church we had been following pray for Israel by name, in which we wrote the names of the hostages on the palm of our hand so that we would remember to pray for them each day. Not only what set a reminder to pray for these Israel’s, but to remind us that he indeed describes us on the palm of his hand. I inscribed Israel’s name very lightly in the painting to be found. But I also meant for it to be something that you could put the names of those you love right in the palm of the Father‘s hand in the painting. Once again a reminder to pray and to understand that he holds each of us dearly. Our father never forgets.

“Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. Indeed, I have inscribed a picture of you on the palm of my hand.” Isaiah 49:15,