Psalm 14—Artwork

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Kimberly Kelly

About the Artist • About the Piece

My name is Kim. My husband, Peter, and I have been at Park for 11 years. I’m a mom to the two coolest people I know, a therapist, and an amateur art maker. Art allows me to let go of perfectionism and enjoy the process.

My kids’ Bible (CSB) has this psalm titled “portrait of a sinner.” As I was meditating on this passage, I couldn’t get the idea of this as a self-portrait of sorts out of my head. I think it’s too easy to read this psalm and want to minimize its truth. I’m no fool! I’m not like the person described here…except too often I am. This psalm has encouraged me to confront the foolishness in my life and heart—the ways I proclaim “of course there’s a God” with my words but don’t live like I believe that to be true. With that idea in mind, I intentionally played with proportions to highlight the foolishness and absurdity of where our lives are often oriented when the glory of God is so tangibly on display around us. My hope is that this Psalm would encourage us to examine our own foolishness and return to the God of grace who promises to be our refuge.