Friday, June 11, 2010

Creation of Adam Within the Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Michelangelo delicately expressed the marvellous unity of body and spirit in the figure of Adam in Creation of Adam (1508-12), a striking and incomparable vision of God's omnipotence and the godly potential of humans.

Many years ago, when I first set foot in the Sistine Chapel and saw this famous painting of Michelangelo, a Bible verse registered in my mind from Matthew 11:28:
 "Come to me ...."
 In the past two weeks, I came across two passages that seemed to relate very closely to this same message:
 - In order to get to the pain or hurt in life, you either take the pain to Jesus or take Jesus to your pain.  (How People Grow by Dr Henry Cloud & Dr John Townsend).
 - Personal Contact with Jesus changes everything. (My Utmost for His Highest daily devotion by Oswald Chambers).
 When our Lord and Creator reaches out to our worries and troubles with open arms, all that is required of us is to make contact to find the promised "rest".  Try it, it is fail proof.
 by Nonsense

Fresco of God reaching down from the heavens to touch Adam, Creation of Adam by Michelangelo.
Creation of Adam beautifully depicts the unity
between the body and soul. This painting
(ceiling 130 feet 6 inches x 43 feet 5 inches)
by Michelangelo is in the Sistine Chapel.
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  1. AnonymousJune 12, 2010 at 10:41 AM

    Thank you for sharing. This is also one of my favourite Bible verses. I like to see it as the beginning of a three step process:

    1. Come to me. (Matt 11:28)
    2. Come and you will see. (John 1:39)
    3. Then come, follow me. (Luke 18:22)

    Can you remember when was the first time you made contact with Jesus?
    What did you see/experience?
    What made you decide to follow Him?

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