Lydia

Lydia was a woman who knew her own mind. A dealer of purple cloth, independent and established, she did not need anyone to tell her who she was. And yet when Paul spoke, the Lord opened her heart. 

She opened her home. She opened her table. She most likely became the foundation of the first congregation in Philippi , not through power or position, but through hospitality and a heart that God himself had prepared.

Part of the Daughters collection.

16 × 20 inches. Original. Mixed media.