The Pieta and the "Overflow" Album Cover
The Pieta and the "Overflow" Album Cover
Michaelangelo's classic Pieta...it is a wonder to behold, a miracle in stone. Some have noted that the pattern the great artist chose is reminiscent of something. It is as if the Blessed Mother is the sacred mountain of the Lord and the Lord Jesus is the Stream of Living Waters flowing at an angle down and across Mt. Sion. Of course, many early Fathers compared both the Church and Mary to God's Holy Mountain, Mt. Zion in Jerusalem, the place where the perfect sacrifice was offered. Let us put this classic image right next to the image we chose for our beloved new album, "Overflow". Well! As we in Living Waters put these two images side-by-side, we see a noticeable correspondence between them! Christ offered himself as the Perfect Sacrifice, the Lamb of God, on the Cross. And who was standing there with her prophetically pierced heart, as His Heart was pierced, pouring out the Waters of Life? Who was offering her son, the shining Sun, and Divine Son, as the shining Light of the World? Mary! This could not fit the flow of the music or the image we chose any better. Did we plan this? Not at all! I think the same One who spoke the Eternal Word and caused it to flow down like rivers of grace through the Apostles has spoken here as well. Listen to our album and see if you can catch the flow!
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