LOC Faith Art Friday - Heaven

It is Faith Art Friday at Layers of Color! 

My card this week was inspired by the anniversary of the day our friends 13 year old son, Paul, passed away - unexpectedly, without seemingly any reason - this is the fourth anniversary. Paul's passing touched each and every life in the small school community that he was part of, along with our three children

I wanted the card to symbolise the beauty of Heaven, to capture the majesty of God  and to remind our friends of the days to come....

' And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea no longer is.

 And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride, having been adorned for her Husband. '

The embossed heart is symbolic of the heart of God

'And I heard a great voice out of Heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God with men!
 And He will tabernacle with them, and they will be His people,
 and God Himself will be with them as their God.'

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The wings represent our hearts being lifted up by God.  They speak of shelter.

 'And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
And death shall be no longer, nor mourning, nor outcry,
 nor will there be pain any more; for the first things passed away.

 And the One sitting on the throne said, Behold! I make all things new.
 And He says to me, Write, because these Words are faithful and true.'

The Old Hymn reminds me that there will be singing and rejoicing  in Heaven, the Throne of God will be surrounded with worship for our God!!  I chose these words specifically for our dear friends, to remind them that one sweet day, they will be reunited with their precious son - how beautiful are these words from the book of Revelation

 'And He said to me, It is done!
 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending.
To the one thirsting, I will freely give of the fountain of the Water of Life.

 The one overcoming will inherit all things,
 and I will be God to him, and he will be the son to Me.'
  Revelation 21:1-7

God's Word brings health to our flesh and life to our bones!! 
Worthy is the Lamb!!

This card is for the following challenges:
Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Embellish It
Moving Along with the Times - For Someone Special
Southern Girls - It's Heating Up - heat embossed
My Time to Craft - Vintage

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