Scripture
Isaiah 55:1–2 (ESV)
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.”
AI Prompt
An image in the style reminiscent of Lucas Cranach, a German Renaissance artist, depicting an eight-sided baptismal font filled with water in a barren, rocky wilderness. Beside the font is a table covered with a white linen cloth, upon which rests an ancient-looking book with a cross icon on its front cover, a plate with loaves of bread, and a chalice filled with rich wine. The style should reflect Cranach's approach with vibrant colors, detailed figures, and an expressive landscape, blending the spiritual and natural elements harmoniously.
Process/Reflection
I can't read Isaiah's words and not think of the gifts that God gives us in baptism, Christ's supper, and through the preached proclamation of the gospel. As I reflected on this passage I began to envision a baptismal font, bread, wine, and the Holy Scriptures standing like an oasis in the middle of an empty wilderness. This is what it means to take "delight" in the gifts. To see one's urgent need for the life and salvation they deliver and then to realize that this life and salvation is given freely on account of Christ's redemptive work. I've always loved the work of Lucas Cranach, and I wanted to see what AI would give me if I suggested his style as a baseline. I think I'll experiment with more "in the style of" prompts in the future.