Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Maylan Schurch
Sabbath, August 23, 2025
On an after-breakfast walk this past Thursday, Shelley and I noticed the above chalk-art display. Someone — maybe a child or a grownup — gazed at the bare sidewalk panel and said, “Aha! A canvas!” and went to work with pastel tones. The results are eye-catching in a gentle way.
And also disturbing, since the iron maw of the sewer grate yawns just below the colors. One vigorous rainstorm, and all that chalk will wash meekly down the drain, never to be seen again.
Are you looking for beauty which will be permanent? Once place to find it is Heaven, where Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us. Here’s some of what the Bible says about the imperishable loveliness of our heavenly home.