Jesus our High Priest........Jesus.  He did so much.  He endured so much.  All for us. We were the joy set before Him. We are what enabled Him to endure such contradictions of sinners against himself..we are what enabled  him to ignore the beating, the reviling, and the horrible shame that he despised.  We did that.  We are His joy.

Hebrews 5:7   He shrank from the horrors of being separated from the bright presence of the Father.
Amplified       I thought about that verse this morning.  There is a lot in that verse.  There are horrors                          that exist outside of the bright presence of the Father.  The bright presence of the Father illuminates.  It is His will made known to us.  Jesus went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil, for God was with Him.  Jesus expressed the will of the Father.  He is the expressed image of the Father.  Emmanuel, God with us.  When Jesus came among the people, there was no longer a separation from the bright presence of the Father.  The horrors of sin could not exist in His presence.  How grievous for Jesus to walk this earth in the flesh, being limited by the flesh to bring the brightness of God to the horrors of a creation experiencing separation from a loving Father's brightness.
   We, the joy set before Him  He saw us with access into the Holy of Holies BY HIS BLOOD.  He saw us no longer having to be separated from the brightness of His presence.
        There is another part of that verse that I believe we need to  take a serious look at.  The amplified reads this way;  IN the days of His flesh, Jesus offered up definite special petitions (for that which He not only wanted but needed) and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him who was always able to save Him out from death, and He was heard because of His reverence toward God ( His Godly fear, piety, in that He shrank from the horrors of separation from the bright presence of the Father)
  What I needed to ask myself was, is that how I am? And for the Father to create that same spirit in me, that I do not want to be outside of His will and in the horrors of what that would create, recognizing that to be there would truly be in the presence of horrors.

Jesus paid the price for us to live in the brightness of God's presence ALWAYS!

Bonnie

Hi! We are Bonnie Clement (right) and Mary Haug (left).  We have lived in the beautiful state of Montana for over 25 years!  Together we have studios in Bozeman and Livingston where we meet with individuals/groups and use art processes, coupled with our Christian faith, as therapy to bring healing to the heart.   

THE REASON FOR WRITING THE VISION IN HABAKKUK 2;3

"The vision bears upon the future, must be preserved, is of common interest to all, the unlearned and the learned and the speedy understanding of it will quiet the minds of those who are perplexed"This is Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges, commentary.

Although it is believed the vision was that of the second coming of the Messiah, there seems to be a principle involved.  I believe that when God gives a vision it will come to pass at the  appointed  time and that it is important to write it, for those very reasons stated above, it is of common interest to all and reading it will quiet the minds of those perplexed. 

Our vision for  Healing Hearts with Art : 

THE PLACE;  The following words are descriptive of the place we envision; peaceful, non-competitive, inter generational, welcoming, non-judgemental, empathetic, kind,,multi faceted,                                    harmonious, sharing, safe, HEALING,  where wounded hearts and souls can experience the beginning of a path of nurture and growth.  

THE PEOPLE:  Those who have been wounded and have experienced the healing effects of art will be sharing the gifts that God has placed within them for the blessing of others. FOR THE                               DISPLAY OF HIS SPLENDOR

THE PURPOSE;  To help you uncover and reconnect with the child that you may have disconnected with, and break old patterns of thinking that have kept you stuck in destructive attitudes and                            behaviors.  MATTHEW 18;3  "EXCEPT YOU BECOME AS A LITTLE CHILD YOU CANNOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN"

THE PROMISE; AS A WATERED GARDEN, SO SHALL THEIR SOULS BE. JEREMIAH 31;12  Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me, is a lie that has been                                    perpetuated by the enemy of our souls since the garden of Eden.  Life and death are in the power of the tongue.  sometimes we cannot even receive kind and encourageing 

                         words into our souls due to the pathways that have been created in our brains by trauma.  But there is a way.

THE PROVISION:  AS A MAN THINKS IN HIS HEART, SO IS HE

                        We know how important our thought life is to what we actually experience in life but do we kn ow that it can be very difficult to create new pathways in the brain?  Science, in my                         opinion, is continually proving GOD. 

 ART AND THE BRAIN          In our research on the effects of art on the brain, we have uncovered exciting facts confirming that art can reverse the effects of negative 

                        words or a lack of positive interaction. Brain scans reveal that looking at beautiful art increased blood flow to pleasure areas of the brain and equaled the feeling produced 

                        when one looks at a loved one.  It is proven can change the lens through which we see the world around us, as well as improving brain connections.

WHAT IS ART?   Art is human expression.  A wasted day is when I spend the day comparing myself with others.  We live in a culture of comparison and what we need to express our true 

                         selves, making war on comparison.  Engaging in experiences with dance, sewing, writing, painting, pottery, growing etc. opens our brains to emotional healing and vitality 

                         in brain cells.