Commun ty Matters Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor
February 2016
Art is Ageless® exhibit and reception features senior and local artists Since the beginning of time, creative expression has brought joy to both its creators and those who experience their art. The Art is Ageless® program offers senior artists the opportunity to share and display their artwork and reaffirms the agelessness of human creativity. Some have resumed art after putting it aside for a career, others have been creating beautiful pieces throughout their lives, and others never picked up a brush until after they retired, but all are now expressing themselves through art. In March, their works will be on display at Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor. “It’s inspiring to see the beautiful pieces these seniors have created,” said Tara Clawson, marketing director. “The joy it brings to them and others is wonderful, and that’s something we want to celebrate and ART IS AGELESS, continued on page 3
The cross —
God’s enduring symbol for love By Wayne Rector, Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor resident
Across the land and perhaps around the world this month, expressions of love will be exchanged by valentines and gifts of love.
Wayne Rector
The world’s symbol for love is a red heart. We see it substituted for the word love in many expressions such as commercials and bumper stickers like, “I (red heart) Jesus” or “I (red heart) Kansas.”
God’s symbol for love is the cross. Roman’s 5:8 declares that, “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Jesus, in love, willingly endured the agony of cruel torture and shed His precious blood and died on the cross for us. God loved us, so states 1 John 4:10, and he sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins. The cross shows God’s love for us, it is His way of saying, “I love you.”