OF FIRST IMPORTANCE:
Christ’s Death and Resurrection for Us
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
This Holy Week, walk with us through one of the Christian church’s earliest creeds ever written, 1 Corinthians 15:3-11.
Through eight devotions, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, we will meditate on the historical foundation and testimony of Christ’s death and resurrection. Each step of the creed reveals both the humility of Christ’s cross and the certainty of his empty tomb.
Join us as we explore the truths that anchor our faith, truths that comfort our consciences, truths that prepare our hearts for the cross and empty tomb, truths of first importance.
About the Artist
MLC student Hannah Christensen shares her thoughts on the image she created:
I have painted Christ with his eye as the focus. He is looking directly at the viewer because his death and resurrection are personal. Reflected in his eye are those Jesus saw as he hung from the cross, those who put him there as well as those who cared for him, such as his mother and disciples. We can find ourselves in that reflection too, for Christ died and rose for us. Christ’s wounds and the crown of thorns represent his death, and the gray background represents the tomb from which he rose. Warm colors are used throughout the artwork to represent the hope that Christ’s death and resurrection give us.
Hannah Christensen is an MLC sophomore from St. James, Minnesota, pursuing a degree in elementary education with a minor in Spanish. She’s a graduate of Minnesota Valley LHS, where she studied art with Michael Wiechmann. “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” is oil on 16” x 20” Aquabord.
