The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness on them light has shined. (Isaiah 9:2)

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil or spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these. (Matthew 6:28-29)
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness on them light has shined. (Isaiah 9:2)

Several contemporary images of Mary and the baby Jesus have surfaced on the web recently …this is one of them.
Artist Melanie Weidner says of this painting that it is "Based on a quote from the Tao Te Ching: "Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself?" (By the way, if you havent been to her site yet, check out Melanie's other beautiful work here.)