While painting this I thought about how God's strength holds us together when we face tragedy and sorrow. Similarly, a rock, when exposed to extreme weather is held together by the strength of the surrounding rock. The cracks become a part of our story. The cracks are bookmarks of God's sustaining and comforting presence. "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."