Mercy's Embrace - center 11x14 mat Artist_Jeffery R Pugh Birmingham Temple at an angle

Birmingham Temple at an angle

Under a canopy of beautiful leaves is this sacred site of the restoration of the Priesthood in our own era

The sorrow of the Son of God as he wept over a city whose eyes were turned from the source of peace and salvation

the Savior is ready to reach His hand toward us and lift us up

Lord of all

Mercy's Embrace - center 11x14 mat Artist_Jeffery R Pugh Birmingham Temple at an angleAbout this Image: While we often mark ourselves and others within the binary language of saint and sinner, good and bad, member and nonmember, Christ cares for us equally. In Mercys Embrace, Nader depicts Christ holding two different sheep, representing the variety of Gods children, from different walks in life, and internally as we range from saint to sinner, explained Nader. As religious symbolism, the lilies represent the Resurrection of Jesus