¶ The Mona Lisa's Legacy
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is widely looked upon as the most famous painting in the world . By some historical estimates , the Mona Lisa took as many as 16 years to finish . Capturing Mona Lisa's famous smile on a poplar plank was no hack job .
Leonardo accepted a commission for the work in the year 1503 and completed his masterpiece supposedly around the time of his death in 1519 . Clearly , this level of artistic achievement takes time . When you hear the word masterpiece , what do you think of A famous painting , a beautiful building ? Maybe your child's latest artwork even ?
What about a giant sequoia tree , a symphony , a flamingo , the intricate , miraculous design of the human heart ? Ephesians 2 , 10 says for we are God's handiwork , created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do Before you were even born . God knew you and he had a plan for your life .
He created you for a purpose and he considers you one of his personal works of art . You are a living , breathing miracle , capable of wonderful things , god's own masterpiece . Let's pray God . We thank you and praise you that in all of creation you have chosen to make us in your image and to fashion us as a masterpiece , a work of art designed with care .
Help us to be worthy of your effort In Jesus' name amen .