(Fan art “for appreciation only,” painted by Eric Elder)
I have a confession to make. I cry every time I watch When Calls the Heart. If you’ve seen it, you understand. If you haven’t, I can explain.
In every episode, there’s at least one moment where I am deeply moved… deeply touched… way down in my heart. It’s not just the scene or the drama. It’s the Holy Spirit, speaking into those places in my heart where I need a touch, a healing, or a new perspective on similar situations I’ve faced in my life.
Last week, I cried through the whole show. I had to stop and restart the show half a dozen times to catch my breath and let God do the work He was doing down inside of me.
At the end, I stopped the show on the final shot. It was a tender moment between the two main characters, and I wanted to capture it.
I took out my painting journal and began to paint. You can see the process and my final painting here in this 1-minute clip. (I added some music from my son Bo’s upcoming piano album, For Your Glory Pt. 2.)
https://youtube.com/shorts/MxXLVTKVaqk
A couple months ago, I wrote to one of the co-creators of the show, as we’ve become friends over the years. I told him how much the episodes meant to me this season, particularly in light of some tumultuous times I’ve recently been through.
I said I wished he could script my life like he scripts the show! He wrote back and said:
“Thanks for sharing that, Eric. Although life takes us all through painful chapters, and you have had your fair share, friend, it’s always been my prayer that this is where the show and real life intersect. For it to be universally meaningful to everyone who watches in one way or another. Blessings to you.”
We’ve all been through painful chapters. Thank God we don’t go through them alone. As the Bible says,
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).
On a happier note, I also want to share with you the latest episode of my son Bo and me having “Breakfast on the Beach.” We talk about some more beautiful piano music he’s releasing this week, plus how God spoke to me through a check I needed that morning and an upcoming trip I’m taking to Northern India to encourage the believers there.
Grab some breakfast (or whatever mealtime it is for you) and sit with us a while!
Here’s the link:
Blessings to you this week!
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