Lift the Veil

Between 1980 and 1999 a prodigious endeavor went into the restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The restoration team was comprised of Gianluigi Colalucci, Maurizio Rossi, Piergiorgio Bonetti,and others. They followed the strictest guidelines found in the Rules for restoration of works of art as established in 1978 by Carlo Pietrangeli, director of the Vatican's Laboratory for the Restoration of Pictures. The restoration had a profound effect on art lovers and historians, as colors and details that had not been seen for centuries were revealed. It was as if a veil had been lifted from the frescoes revealing their true resplendence.
Yet many art historians have been extremely critical of the restoration. Disagreements about this have been vociferous and are unresolved. Really, no one actually knows exactly how the frescoes were painted, or how they originally looked.
Even in the midst of controversy, monumental, inspirational, moving, stunning and beautiful are still adjectives used to describe the frescoes.

On occasion, we have a spiritual veil lifted from our vision. People, places and circumstances will be revealed to us in stunning, brilliance where once they were obscured. We are able to open our hearts and minds to ideas, truths and blessings that we just couldn't see before. There is a profound effect. While we will have many critics, through this revelation of the Holy Spirit, we feel renewed and restored, with a fresh excitement and a feeling of unlimited possibility.

2 Corinthians 3:14 But the people's minds were hardened, and even to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, a veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ. 2 Corinthians 3:18 And all of us have had that veil removed so that we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more.