S5:E7 – A Tale of Two Trees: Emily Verdoorn, “Rain”

A Tale of Two Trees: Emily Verdoorn, "Rain" by Matthew Clark | One Thousand Words https://www.matthewclark.net/mcwordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/OTW_S5_E7-essay_Emily-Verdoorn_Rain.mp3 Emily Verdoorn is a mixed-media artist from Des Moines, Iowa.  For as long as she can remember, Emily has loved drawing and making things.  What was unselfconscious play as a child grew into a way of paying attention: to more deeply press into the life of the world around her, to grow in affection, to be awake to the world charged with the presence of Christ.  After receiving her BFA at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, Emily spent some time participating in various intentional communities and ministries such as L’Abri, Brazos Fellows, and Summit Ministries which have also informed her work.  You can find Emily’s work and process online at emilyverdoornstudio.com and on instagram @emilyverdoornstudio. You Belong  by Matthew Clark   Wait, wait, before you give up Breath, breath remember what’s true  When feel like you’re a stranger And you can’t find a friend    CHORUS You belong to someone who loves you  You belong to someone who loves you  You belong, you belong  You were made to belong… to someone who loves you    Somedays the clouds will not part  Most days there’s a fog on your heart  But you’ve been around enough  To know the daylight will come    BRIDGE Someone who’s written your name of his hands  Someone who laid down his life  Someone who waited with tears in his eyes And kept watch down the road for his runaway child    I know with the world like it is  Hope tends to slip through your fists  But the truth is the truth  Though the whole world tell lies The post S5:E7 – A Tale of Two Trees: Emily Verdoorn, “Rain” appeared first on Matthew Clark.