Mercedes is a beautiful name, to me always signifying elegance and beauty. When a friend announced to me that her great granddaughter’s name is Mercedes, I was very impressed. I knew that the little girl has a name standing for elegance and beauty. When I finally met Mercedes I knew that her name was perfect, because I saw a little girl who is beautiful, smart and elegant.
At the time I did not know that Mercedes is artistic, also. I had heard that her teachers have said that she is gifted, but I had never seen first hand evidence of that myself until recently.
My friend Jane, who is Mercedes’ great grandmother, told me that the five year old girl had one day asked for some readings from the Bible. Jane obliged her and when she opened her Bible a message called Dear Ones was visible, so Jane read it to her. The message was signed, “Love, God.” Mercedes was very impressed by the signature so she asked Jane if she could draw a heart below the part that read, “Love, God.” Jane told her that yes, of course she could add her personal touch to God’s closing signature on the message.
Mercedes drew a beautiful heart but didn’t stop there. She added her personal artistic touch by using the heart as the body of an angel as she added a head, two wings and two legs with feet to make a wonderful picture of an angel. That was a creative and unique idea, to make an angel out of the picture of God’s heart of love. I think that Mercedes knows God a lot better than a lot of adults. Jesus said a little child shall lead them. In this instance Mercedes’ artistic drawing has led me to see God’s love and his angels in every heart shaped image that I see.
I’m eager to see what Mercedes’ next artistic stroke of genius will be. She will amaze us all, I know.
At the time I did not know that Mercedes is artistic, also. I had heard that her teachers have said that she is gifted, but I had never seen first hand evidence of that myself until recently.
My friend Jane, who is Mercedes’ great grandmother, told me that the five year old girl had one day asked for some readings from the Bible. Jane obliged her and when she opened her Bible a message called Dear Ones was visible, so Jane read it to her. The message was signed, “Love, God.” Mercedes was very impressed by the signature so she asked Jane if she could draw a heart below the part that read, “Love, God.” Jane told her that yes, of course she could add her personal touch to God’s closing signature on the message.
Mercedes drew a beautiful heart but didn’t stop there. She added her personal artistic touch by using the heart as the body of an angel as she added a head, two wings and two legs with feet to make a wonderful picture of an angel. That was a creative and unique idea, to make an angel out of the picture of God’s heart of love. I think that Mercedes knows God a lot better than a lot of adults. Jesus said a little child shall lead them. In this instance Mercedes’ artistic drawing has led me to see God’s love and his angels in every heart shaped image that I see.
I’m eager to see what Mercedes’ next artistic stroke of genius will be. She will amaze us all, I know.
