by Artist Eye
When I was a small child, I once ventured to wrap a present by myself and wound up using an entire roll of tape to accomplish the task. As I recall, my mother’s consternation over the project had not so much to do with the cost of a roll of tape, but how unrelentingly intense my focus on securing that package had been. In the end, it didn’t matter what the package contained, my determination that it be properly wrapped clearly communicated that, in my estimation, this was some present.
This past week-end we celebrated the release of a new book about our church. As books go, I’d say this one received some pretty intense attention to detail: in its conception, in its writing and photography, and in its design and finishings; this book is a package done up with more than a few rolls of tape. But the real thing isn’t the package, the real thing, in my estimation, is being able to give away the beauty and the life our church and its art have blessed us with.
