Emerging

“It wasn’t the end of darkness,

but the choice to rise from its hold-

to let light touch

what I once kept cold.

I stood- heart open,

not with answers,

but with a yes.

And there, He met me without demand,

only delight-

a quiet beckoning,

as I stepped

into His healing light.”

-Ariel Wachtel

Through soft light breaking through shadow, fluid movement, and imagery of awakening, “Emerging” captures the holy tension between fear and freedom. It’s an invitation to shed the layers of shame, hiding, or self-protection and trust that God’s light doesn’t expose to harm—but to heal.

12x24in oil on canvas