The painting takes root in Luke 2:1-7. My original idea was to have Joseph and Mary struggling to get to Bethlehem with a ghostly Herod looming over them. But as the painting does, it decided with a simple picture of them approaching the top of a hill overlooking Bethlehem. The journey of faith the newlywed couple has embarked on, has taken them from their home with uncertain prospects for their future. Mary’s walk of faith realized with the birth of her First Born Son and for Joseph, the hard road of faith with the adoption of the Son of God. Little did they know, after the census they would be on the run to save the life of their son into Egypt which was once the land of captivity for their people. I can’t help but wonder what it was like filling the days in between the message of the angel to the birth of the child. How many late night talks did they have of who the boy would be, what he would be like? I know that with every child, my wife and I were in continuous wonder and anticipation. The amazing incarnation would blow my mind!
Merry Christmas
Nino
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