"Faithfulness is carrying a tambourine into the desert, holding tight to God’s future in the midst our present. But beyond that, this tambourine also strikes me as a profoundly prophetic symbol, as an instrument that prophesies just by showing up in this scene. Nothing says, 'Things aren’t the way they’re supposed to be, but God is at work making all things new' like owning a tambourine in slavery, like carrying a tambourine into the wilderness. The simple choice to pack this item is an act of forth-telling, a proclamation of God’s truth in challenging times."

Painting: Nathalie Villeneuve, pauseandpaint.com

Song: Pentatonix