"It may be that all of us carry in our souls a memory of Eden, the glorious garden where we came to know our Creator. That could account for the attraction I've long felt for gardens -- resplendent in rioutous colors and tranquil in their shadowy private spaces.

Pools of Serenity, second in my The garden of Prayer collection, speaks to those personal associations . . . and to something more profound. I've reached into the core of my spiritual life to express what I can only call the wonderfully comforting friendship I feel with my God."

--- Thomas Kinkade