+++++ And this is what Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++
"Hope is the great gift of a loving God. For people of faith, hope is
symbolized in the dawning of each day, the assurance that God’s love is new
every morning. Hope lights our spirit in the midst of despair; it is the
life force that 'through the green stem drives the flower;' it keeps a
divine vision alive in the hearts of the weak and needy.
In The Garden of Hope, second in my Gardens of Light collection, I
celebrate the bountiful blessing that is a hopeful spirit. Radiance bathes
a garden in the woods, pouring down in a flood of light upon an ancient
stone urn that is, in its carvings, a vessel of hope. The deeply mysterious
relationship between hope and sacrifice is expressed in the symbolism of
the urn. Central is the Roman cross, bearing the inscription INRI - Latin
for Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews - which was carved above the
original cross by Pilate. On the left arm of the cross is the serene visage
of Mary, mother of God. And on the right, Jesus himself, in his gentle
countenance, confers his blessing on the garden and its visitors. A
magnificent spray of flowers burst forth from the urn in a splendid
celebration of the good news. Surely, The Garden of Hope is a garden lavish
with new beginnings."
~~Thomas Kinkade
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