"Faces of Christ" at ECUSA

The Episcopal Church USA, in collaboration with Episcopal Church and Visual Arts, presents "Faces of Christ" at the ECUSA web site homepage, www.episcopalchurch.org. ECVA exhibiting artist, Paula Wallace, curator of the exhibition invites us all "to seek the Risen Christ and know the presence of that divine relationship in our own lives."

In her curator's statement, Paula points out the marvelous diversity of the Anglican faith which is blessed with many “faces of Christ.” This exhibition, though small in size with a limited number of those faces, is a very important and visible invitation to see Christ through the eyes of different artists and to imagine our own personal vision of God in human form.

As for me, I like to think of Christ laughing and smiling. I want to believe that God as a human found all the beauty and joy his creation has to offer before his final dark hours. I like to think that at the Resurrection he was delighted to see Mary Magdalene at the tomb looking for him. I hope he grinned from ear to ear to see his faithful friend who loved him enough to stay.

How do you envision Christ? Do you see him walking in majestically brilliant light; a man of pain and sorrow or smiling and laughing with joy; perhaps as the typical friend and companion; possessing eyes that pierce the soul or convey the greatest warmth and kindness you can imagine? What face do you see?