Virgin Birth

 The Virgin by William Wordsworth

Mother, whose virgin bosom was uncrost
With the least shade of thought to sin
allied;
Woman, above all women glorified,
Our tainted nature's solitary boast;
Purer than foam on central ocean tost,
Brighter than eastern skies at daybreak
strewn
With fancied roses, than the unblem
-ished moon
Before her wane begins on heaven's blue
coast,
Thy image falls to earth. Yet some, I ween,
Not unforgiven the suppliant knee might
bend
As to a visible form in which did blend
All that was mixed and reconciled in
thee
Of mother's love with maiden purity,
Of high with low, celestial with terrene.

The Prayerful Virgin

"Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek his face always." 1 Chronicles 16:11

Description of Illustration: The Virgin Mary prays, praying hands, bowed head, hands folded in prayer, plus scriptures from the New Testament, medallion shaped, transparent background, greyscale, Mother of Jesus

"The LORD is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth." Psalm 145:18

"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction,
faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12

"Devote yourselves to prayer,
being watchful and thankful." Colossians 4:2

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Tiny Baby Jesus

 

Description of Illustration: patterned background, transparent boarder, Virgin Mary holding newborn baby Jesus, blue and red robes, halos, 

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The Visitation Framed

Description of Illustration: The Visitation, Mary and Elizabeth, Advent, frames, transparent backgrounds

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The Baby Gives a Blessing

Description of Illustration: Virgin Mary, gold ribbon, wreath, baby Jesus, blessing, carving, sculpture, Dogwood blossoms, Morning glory, lilies, transparent background

 
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Afrocentric Clip Art of The Virgin

  "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14

Description of the illustration: Mary mother of Jesus, Mary mother of God, baby Jesus, halos, rosy cheeks, blue gown, holding one another, tender love, Mary and her baby with scriptures from The Gospel of Luke and The Book of Romans, drawing of sculpture by Dupagne, from Congo (Central Africa)

       Mary (Greek: Μαρία,  María; Aramaic: ܡܪܝܡ‎, translit. Mariam‎; Hebrew: מִרְיָם‎,  Miriam‎; Arabic: مريم‎,  Mariam‎), also known by various titles, styles and honorifics, was a 1st-century Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth and the mother of Jesus, according to the New Testament

      Mary resided in "her own house" in Nazareth in Galilee, possibly with her parents, and during her betrothal — the first stage of a Jewish marriage — the angel Gabriel announced to her that she was to be the mother of the promised Messiah by conceiving him through the Holy Spirit, and, after initially expressing incredulity at the announcement, she responded, "I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done unto me according to your word." Joseph planned to quietly divorce her, but was told her conception was by the Holy Spirit in a dream by "an angel of the Lord"; the angel told him to not hesitate to take her as his wife, which Joseph did, thereby formally completing the wedding rites.
      Since the angel Gabriel had told Mary (according to Luke 1:36) that Elizabeth—having previously been barren—was then miraculously pregnant, Mary hurried to see Elizabeth, who was living with her husband Zechariah in "Hebron, in the hill country of Judah". Mary arrived at the house and greeted Elizabeth who called Mary "the mother of my Lord", and Mary spoke the words of praise that later became known as the Magnificat from her first word in the Latin version. After about three months, Mary returned to her own house.
       According to the Gospel of Luke, a decree of the Roman Emperor Augustus required that Joseph return to his hometown of Bethlehem to register for a Roman census. While he was there with Mary, she gave birth to Jesus; but because there was no place for them in the inn, she used a manger as a cradle. After eight days, he was circumcised according to Jewish law, and named "Jesus" (Hebrew: ישוע‎,  Yeshua‎), which means "Yahweh is salvation".

"For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not
 under law but under grace..." Romans 6:14 (ESV)

"And Mary said, 'Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to
 me according to your word." And the angel departed from her." Luke 1:38 (ESV)

"As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice
 and said to him, 'Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!" (ESV)

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Nativity Woodcut

 

Description of the illustration: woodcut, nativity, baby Jesus, Virgin Mary, Joseph, lantern, fence, stable, the ox and the ass, black and white

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Cuddle Baby Jesus

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration of the Virgin Mary holding Jesus close to her heart, halos, drapery, baby Jesus

 

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Connections Between Jacob, David and Jesus

Description of Illustration: Mary cradles the Messiah, pastel now available with coordinating colors for web pages: blue, red and beige, texts are:

• "For I have been sustained upon you from the womb and from the bowls of my mother you are my trust; I am praising you at all times." Psalm 71:6 (ABPE)
• "Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb..." Isaiah 46: 3 (KJB)
• "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David..." Luke 1:32 (ESV) 

Color coordinated illustrations for your web pages come in blue, beige and red.

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Illustration of Mary Nursing Jesus

"The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, until I place
Your enemies as a footstool for your feet."" Matthew 22:44 (BLB)

Description of Illustration: Mary tenderly nurses Jesus, pastels on brown paper, three texts illustrated with this one illustration from Matthew, Philippians and Romans, pastel drawing by Kathy Grimm

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"More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence
of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them
 rubbish, that I may gain Christ..." Philippians 3:8 (BSB)

"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, not angels, nor principalities,
 nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth,
nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 (NASB)

Simeon Receives Jesus in The Temple

Description of Illustration: After Jesus was born, his mother Mary and father Joseph took him to the temple to be dedicated to God. There they met Simeon and Anna who had been waiting to see God's promise fulfilled for many years. Above is a medallion shaped graphic in color and below one in greyscale for your publications about the event. Enjoy.

• Mary, Simeon or Anna: Who First Recognized Jesus as Messiah?
• Meeting Simeon and Anna in The Temple
  

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Virgin and Child

Description of Illustration:  a black and white line drawing of the Virgin Mary with her baby, Jesus

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Madonna

Description of Illustration: monochromatic blue/white and a color version with a black background of a Madonna, text reads "A baby can make the world a better place."

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Branches of The Vine

 

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of the child, Jesus with his mother, Mary and a vine, text reads, "I am the vine, you are the branches" John 15:5, illustration by kathy grimm

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"Who Was Mary?"

Description of Illustration: both color and greyscale illustrations of the mother of Jesus, Mary. She is depicted here as a child. The text reads, "Who Was Mary? illustration developed for Bible study.

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Wait For His Coming

 

Description of Illustration: Advent illustration in green, gold, blue and black/white, Mary, Joseph and Jesus yet to be born, heart, almond halo

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A Hand Drawn Nativity

Description of Illustration: full color cubistic drawing of the nativity with Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus dressed in swaddling, modern Christmas illustration by Kathy Grimm

Words of Encouragement for Our Visitors: Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them forevermore. Ezekiel 37: 26