The Annunciation : Henry Tanner |
the Temple, and yet the more I look at it the more I begin to see ...
Mary, looking & listening intently, described by Luke as "deeply disturbed..." but not, like Zechariah, "overcome by fear", but instead Mary "asked herself what this greeting could mean"
... puzzled... but more accepting than afraid...
"....Who, me?" |
for further reflection....poem by Edwin Muir : The Annunciation http://www.journeywithjesus.net/poemsandprayers/649-edwin-muir-the-annunciation
- * my painting "Who me?" was originally part of a series based on John 20 v 1-18 : the account of Mary of Magdala finding the empty tomb...and eventually recognizing the Risen Christ...
- if you wish to see why it is here as an Annunciation painting...please read my blog from December 2014: "How can this be ?"
however you wish to interpret the painting, maybe it can speak of anyone's sense of calling today... "Who ...me? " can often be an initial response... a pause, before saying "Yes" !
- ... you might like to read this unusual story of Amy Peake, a Yoga Teacher who was so shocked by a photo of crowds of people queuing up for aid in a bombed out street in Damascus, she suddenly realised.....
[dont be put off by the title...read on further, she is clearly being called to answer a vital problem whilst asking now & then "who me?" !
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