The New Covenant

the New Covenant
linocut ~ Teresa Newham

This year's Easter card is a celtic cross design - it has an unending knot pattern, and is roughly printed to add energy to the image.  The Cross stands for Jesus' sacrifice and the circle represents the sun (Son) rising from the dead.  The graduated tint refers to the first Covenant which God made with mankind, as described in Genesis 9:12-13:

And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth."

Another word for Covenant is Testament.  There are several more Covenants in the Old Testament - one of which, with Moses, institutes the Jewish Passover meal.  The Last Supper is itself, of course, a Passover meal, during which Jesus institutes the New Covenant.  You can read more about the signs and significance of the various Covenants here.

May you all have a blessed and peaceful Easter!