I'm going to paraphrase my understanding of the story behind these 2 pictures, so please accept my apologies if I've missed any important details.
Our pastor told the following story of a church in the UK which is reaching out to the "goth" subculture. When 2 of these young people were asked what Jesus meant to them, they said nothing. One reason they were without words was probably because, up to that point in their lives, they had not experienced much of God's goodness.
They were then asked to paint what they felt about God, and they created these 2 marvelous paintings, which they were then able to describe. The painter of the painting on the left said that Jesus represented peace and calm in the midst of life's turbulence and chaos. The painter of the painting on the right said that the white hands superimposed over the other hands represented how God covers and protects us. Now both of these young people are allowing Jesus to transform them and give them new life. Isn't it amazing how God can use so many different ways to minister to us, based upon our own special gifts, needs, backgrounds and interests?
May we all be open to ministering in ways that may have been previously overlooked, so that all may hear God's Good News.
