Title: Manger; Date: 2021; Artist: Liz Valente; Object/Function: Drawing; City/Town: Viçosa; Country: Brazil; Scripture: Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20, Luke 2:1-14, (15-20), John 1:1-18, Matthew 1:18-25. Notes: Jesus is the center of Christmas! Everything revolves around him, everything exists through him, he is the exact expression of God the Father. This drawing shows the centrality of Jesus in his composition: around the boy, the straw; straw around the floor; at the edges of the frame, the animals; at the edges of the paper, darkness. Light streaks radiate from the boy, the light was in him and this was the light of men. The shades of red were used a lot with the intention of creating a warm atmosphere, the birth of Jesus is the measure of God’s love for us. It’s Christmas! Jesus was born! Hallelujah! This drawing was originally published in a Christmas series by @editoraultimato. Liz Valente is a liturgical artist, wife and mother of 4 children; she has a master’s degree in architecture and urbanism and is a professor of drawing for training architects at higher education levels. She works on several artistic fronts, such as theatre, visual arts and music, having created the album “Pipa Amarela”, released in 2013. She has worked with teenagers and young people at the Presbyterian Church of Viçosa, where her husband serves as a pastor. In her spare time, she writes prayers with accompanying art images and shares them on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/donalizvalente/. Permalink: https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=59334. (Use this link to refer back to this image.)