Compassion ❤️
The artwork below was created through digital painting and words.
It was inspired by a sermon on compassion and my own journey of rediscovering what that word truly means.
For many years, compassion was a word I knew, but not one I fully understood.
Returning to church, serving others, and reflecting on Christ's sacrifice began to change that.
The empty tomb became more than a historical event.
It became a reminder that hope, mercy, and love did not remain behind a sealed stone.
The still image below links to the animated version of this piece, where the stone rolls away and light emerges—a simple artistic expression of the hope found in the resurrection.
Sometimes art is meant to explain.
Sometimes it is simply meant to invite us to pause... and reflect.
Compassion ❤️ 🎬
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The animation was never intended to be a theological argument.
It was an artistic expression.
A reflection on compassion.
A quiet attempt to express, through digital painting and words, what had been growing in my heart.
Not everyone saw it that way.
Soon after sharing the piece, one comment stood out—not because it challenged the artwork, but because it confidently claimed to know what Jesus Himself would think.
That exchange became an unexpected part of the story.
DonkeyKong100:
Jesus would hate AI because it's a perversion of life.
Scott L.:
So you know the mind of God, Jesus?
Scott L.:
Digital art or not should not be misunderstood.
Scott L.:
Thanks.
Scott L.:
Sit down please, thank you.
The internet will always produce another DonkeyKong100.
The names will change.
The certainty will remain.
But so will the opportunity to answer with humility instead of hostility.
The sermon was never really about an online comment.
It was about compassion.
Sometimes compassion is expressed through action.
Sometimes through silence.
Sometimes through a question honestly asked.
I cannot speak for the mind of God.
I can only strive to follow His Word, love my neighbor, and write with integrity.
If this work encourages even one person to pause, reflect, and choose compassion over certainty, then it has already served a greater purpose.
Thank you for reading.
