“The Defier in Remission” by Betha Bach
This painting was inspired because one of Betha Bach’s friends underwent chemotherapy treatments during a bout with cancer. The woman’s hair loss forms the stormy waves below her boat, a symbol of the emotional turmoil that accompanies the sudden loss of a woman’s external beauty due to the harsh treatments. The storm in the background is the uncertainty of the future compiled on the sickening torment that follows the ingestion of the toxic chemo. Yet the woman sleeps peacefully in the boat, blanketed by the comforter, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is available to her because of the finished work of Jesus on the cross, which stands as the mast in the center of the boat. The three oars complete the presence of the Trinity in this scene and are there for power and guidance. An example of this type of peace is explained in the book of Luke 8:23-25.
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