In Remembrance of Me

So I'm not a professional photographer and I'm hardly even a hobbyist yet. However, my wife and I just got our first DSLR camera and this was the first photo I took that really spoke of something impacting to me. Sure, I've taken a few that could tell a story if I made it up, but this one captures a moment of a story already told. In fact, it's the number one best selling story ever! Yes, the Bible!

If I were to title this pic, I would call it "In Remembrance of Me". Why? Well sure, I could be that mystifying artist who doesn't explain his photos but allows the imagination to explore it's deeper meaning, but I want people to know what I see in the picture because what I see is the greatest love story ever!

I see a hand made in God's image. I see the red wine, the fruit of the vine, the symbol of Jesus' blood represented in the holy sacrament of communion with our Lord and Savior. I see the ripple within the wine that flows outward from a dark point, the point in time and space at which the nail pierced our Savior's hand. The ripple of Jesus' blood, likewise, has spread to all corners of the world. I see that though the red lies within the hand, it doesn't stain, just as though we come to Christ with stained hands, he washes them away through his blood. I see my own hand in the reflection of the cup. A hand that Jesus saw when he poured out his blood. That's what I see.

What do you see? I hope that you see this and remember the cup of the new covenant. I hope and pray that you see the blood of Christ that takes away the sins of the world. I hope you remember your Lord and Savior that gave his life for yours.

In His love,
Brent