Called to do Pastoral Art
After Retiring from full time ministry as a Methodist Elder-Pastor, I was praying and asking what God wanted me to do as I was still healthy and able. Then to my mind God spoke “Pastoral Art”. (Theophany)
So that’s the very beginning of this journey into a leap of faith. This card company’s start..
I threw myself into this call with gusto. Ask anyone who knows me! I began to paint, paint and paint. As I tried to discern what Pastoral Art was to be for me. As it turned out I found many opportunities to do pastoral art.
The outcome of it all was this site. My daughter Heather Wiley and I formed a corporation, Rev Joy Art LLC and began to seek to begin presenting Christian Cards to help people in their walk in faith. A mother daughter team. Truly, I need Heather for so many reasons in this journey. I am not very tech savvy…. She’s younger! She brings a different generation perspective to our company.
Our cards are about faith. They are to be about our walk with God in holiness. About being able to paint and present God’s word in a way to help people grasp God and God’s love.
I have done lots of beautiful flowers! People! Landscapes! And more. All with the Glory of God in mind. I am playful over the painting as I paint I know I have a long way to go in fulfilling this call, but I am willingly and happily going!
I accept this challenge as I have accept past challenges. It’s amazing what God presents us to do if we will just follow his guidance to us. It’s my testimony that we never have it all worked out when we begin. This card company is evidence of that!
A invitation to you! Join us in this journey of faith and be a part of it.
I do some prophetic art. Some of the cards are marked that way. Right now I am working on a watercolor painting of God tossing us Christmas Wreaths! My mind has been hounded to paint this for a few days as I am try to imagine it. So here I go today, beginning. It’s always a journey. Look for the card in the near future. It will be the one with lots of wreaths.
Prayer: LORD bless everyone reading these blogs with much strong faith for the journey ahead of them and us. We trust you and seek Thy face O LORD. Strengthen our faith. Grant us a strong ability to stand.
In the name of Christ Jesus amen.