| What's around the next bend? What lies at the end of the trail?When I walk an unfamiliar
path, curiosity drives me on. The Forest Chapel portrays a daydream I've had
many times: often while hiking some wooded trail I've come upon a spectacular
flowering meadow and thought,"What a wonderful place to worship God." The idea
of a chapel in an unspoiled natural setting has intrigued me for years.
In The Forest Chapel I have tried to capture a harmony between what's within and
what's without. Light glows from the chapel windows, suggesting the warm spirit of
fellowship Within. Shafts of morning light tilter, golden, through the trees, dappling
the forest floor with a divine light. The sweet melody of psalm singing rises up, to be
joined by the gentle murmur of the brook that flows past the house of worship.
A Holy Spirit dwells in the chapel and in tile glade that houses it. Both proclainl the
presence of God.
-Thomas Kinkade |
