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understood that her artistic gift was
not only good enough but greatly
needed. “On the last day of the trip, I
went to a children’s hospital with our
team. I was walking through the halls
and noticed how the paint was peeling
off the walls. Spiderman posters were
torn and damaged. These kids were
spending their days alone and sick
in a hospital bed while their parents
were working to pay the bills for them
to get well. What was supposed to be
encouraging was depressing,” said
Meredith.
Something needed to be said to
lift the oppression. Not with words,
but with color and images of life. That
was the first time Meredith realized
the incredible need for something
she called “prophetic art.” It was a
phrase she first heard as a child. The
phrase was explained from two main
Bible scriptures: Revelations 19:10:
“The testimony of Jesus is the Spirit
of Prophecy,” and 1 Corinthians
14:3: “But everyone who prophesies
speaks to men for their strengthening,
encouragement, and comfort.”
In an article entitled “What is
Prophetic Art?” by Matt Tommey,
a sculptural basketry artist from
Asheville, North Carolina, he defines
prophecy as: “revealing by divine
inspiration, to reveal the will or
message of God, to illuminate or bring
revelation to a situation.” He further
explains:
Artists are the life-givers in culture.
We are a pivotal intersection point
where the Kingdom of Heaven
meets culture. It is there that
we have the unique opportunity,
through the power of the Holy
Spirit, to translate the Kingdom