At the National WMU Annual Meeting on Orlando, Florida, a really neat thing occurred: an artist did a theme interpretation during worship each day/night and this year's National Acteens Panelists got to help.
For the first theme interpretation, the artist walked on stage in chains--hindered--but the Jesus figure (an Acteen) freed her (unhindered--the WMU theme) and she then painted a picture portraying the same.
For the second theme interpretation, each of the panelists painted their own canvases while music played in the background. One of the girls walked away in defeat at one point, but the artist encouraged her to go back and continue her work; she did. At the end of the song, the artist brought the girls together and they held their canvases up to form one picture--the individual parts creating the whole--and the whole was Jesus.
For the third and last theme interpretation, a panelist read a monologue while the artist wrote down some of the words being said. After the monologue, the artist painted over the words to form God's hand holding the world.
The end result of all of the art pieces was awesome--bright--visually stimulating--and the pieces invited worshippers to worship and connected all of the sessions together seamlessly.
And what's so cool? The art was created by someone who chooses to use her talent to worship God. She didn't sing. She didn't play the piano. She didn't speak. She didn't do any of the things traditionally associated with worship. Instead, she incorporated other people into her work, invited them to create with her, and, in the process, produced something beautiful for the glory of God.
The visual arts are just as much a part of worship as the musical arts.
Remember that.
Remember to use your talents--whatever they are--for worship.
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