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"Sweet to my taste!" Mixed Media Rita Burton “As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my Beloved among the sons. I sat down under His shadow with great delight, and His fruit was sweet to my taste.” SS 2:3 2018

   · “Draw Me!” - The Longing!  --- Look not upon me...but mine own vineyards have I not kept.  Song of Solomon 1: 1; 5; 6; 7. It is a great challenge to stand before the Lord in stark honesty. God will meet us where we are. A person of false religiosity would rather pretend righteousness, believing they can earn approval from the Lord by ritual and good works. Good works come after we see that there is only One who is righteous. We enter the first “Gate” by embracing the atonement of Jesus. The Lord is presenting a “new” Gate to the maiden here in the painting. Her world has become cluttered with good deeds, and some special times with the Lord. However, things have gotten out of hand. Her vineyard is in disarray. And Grace is not what it once was. He waits for her longing to grow deeper. He calls to her in a whisper: Come up higher. He waits for the maiden to “Awaken” to the fact that she can have much more. Yes, there is “More” for those

(The year of 2018)  Blessings!  Rita 5778. - Recognizing Hebraic New Year. Listening. Embracing God's Mercy and open door to ---New Beginnings!  Painting inspired by "Prophetic Word" given by Lana Vawser --- "New Beginnings and Fields of Gold."  My interpretation:  The "Desert Flowers" will bloom.  I heard Him say, "Walk with the Beloved in "Fields of Gold!"  -  Rita Burton