From GrĂĽnewald’s crucifixion to immigration detention Cover Image: Matthias GrĂĽnewald (1470–1528), Isenheim Altarpiece (1512–1516). Public Domain found here. Matthias GrĂĽnewald’s early 16th-century crucifixion painting is one of the most gruesome paintings of the crucifixion. Christ’s body is discolored, twisted, and studded with shards of wood and thorns. His extremities are twisted unnaturally and have turned a sickly green. As grotesque as the scene is, it’s not nearly as horrifying as Jesus’ body must have appeared on the cross. But something more important...
I am going through a series of art and poems based on the words Jesus spoke to women. This is based on the words Jesus spoke to his mother, Mary, at a wedding in Cana recorded in John 2:1-11. Grown now, Jesus calls me “woman”endearing me even knowing all my strugglesconstructing a family in the ruins of clashing empires at this wedding we dancerhythms of celebrationin a world of pressure and disappointmentthe wine loosens our grief until“they have no wine,” I...
February 26, 2021
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Jesus Speaks to Women: Mary at the Temple
I am going through a series of art and poems based on the words Jesus spoke to women. This is based on the first recorded words of Jesus to his mother, Mary recorded in Luke 2:49.
As some of us celebrate Lent and as Easter Sunday approaches, I want to meditate on a few verses and share a screensaver image for your phone. “For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the...
