“Leap of Faith”
As you peer into the intangible darkness of the unknown
I will be there with you.
The darkness will become as soft as velvet.
The empty void will be filled with the warmth of our living breath
Reawaken the love buried in your crystal heart
Watch it begin to glow like an iridescent sunrise
As the darkness of doubt
is dispelled by trust.
Transformation is only possible
if you shed the cocoon
of the worn and battered armor of your past perceptions
and emerge into the shining light
that is your true self.
~ Kim McElroy

“When Julie Jacobs contacted me to request that I create the cover artwork for her new book I was excited at the prospect of depicting the themes she described. Her invitation to create the artwork began my own journey into “Radical Faith and Effortless Grace”.

Only a brief time after she contacted me, she found out she'd need to have the artwork done in a matter of weeks! With the deadline for her book publishing imminent, I didn't have enough time to read the entire book to get a feel for what to create for her. So after our conversations and her sending me a few excerpts, I meditated with the spirit of her book, and the spirit of the horse character Satori who is one of her main characters.

What came to me was a complex vision that evolved into the work of art you see here. I launched into the creation of the painting, and surprised even myself at the ease and flow with which the creation expressed itself. I know this had a lot to do with the energy behind Julie her wonderful book, and the intent of her message of love. May Faith and Grace inspire you to embrace your own potential…”

– Kim McElroy