A beautiful painting done by John Grima hangs at the Resurrection chapel in Hilltop Gardens, Naxxar, the chapel where I say Mass daily and where I serve as chaplain. There are 5 other paintings in the chapel, two relating to the creation of the planets and the animals, and the other three relate to the Nativity, the Eucharist, and the Resurrection. But this particular painting portrays Adam and Eve as they are intertwined in an allegory of love. Then there are the hands of God who just created them, and his hands are cradling the first couple in a protective, loving embrace. This painting speaks to me about intimacy and a spiritual communion that is the prerogative of married couples. With so many issues surrounding marriage nowadays, may this painting puts the emphasis where it should, and that marriage created by God between a man and a woman is intended for the eventual procreation and education of the offspring. ‘That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and they are now one flesh.’
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