The Closest Secret There is no secret so close as the one between a creation and it's creator. Only the painting and the painter know the painting beneath the painting; the colors before they were blended. Only the sculpture and the and the sculptor know the form of the block before it was shaped and every form it took in between. Both of them felt in their bones every calorie of effort spent on the hundreds of chips and carves given and taken. Only the clay and the potter know the time put in to each other and the shapeless made into shape through intimate, gentle touch. The patience as time and heat cured and layers of protection were carefully added to ensure stability and strength. Only the Man and Woman, made in the image of God, know in their bones, as their creator knows, their original intent and design. Created as a product of creativity and passion overflowing from the heart of a perfect being. Bones literally made up of that passion and love. He ...