Son of David/Son of
Timaeus
They came to Jericho.
As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son
of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it
was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have
mercy on me!” Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more
loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stood still and said, “Call him
here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is
calling you.” So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then
Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to
him, “My teacher, let me see again.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made
you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the
way.
Mark 10:46-52
Healing of the Blind
Man *
DUCCIO di Buoninsegna
*The use of space through a delicate balance of scene is
to be found in the Healing of the Blind Man. The followers of Christ
are grouped in front of a massive crenellated building, while the figure of the
blind man, repeated in two distinct narrative moments, is placed in a more open
area: the short stretch of road.
God writes the
Gospel not in the Bible alone,
but also on trees,
and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
~
Martin Luther
People must have righteous principles in the first,
and then they will not fail to perform virtuous
actions.
~ Martin
Luther
The elk put on quite a show
one morning last week.
This big guy whirled
and charged to make someone behave.
They can really move
quickly!
The withered plants in the
foreground are on my patio.
Two young bulls were
sparring.
The golf course people kept
trying to scare them away.
They succeeded for a time,
but only for a short while.
You could actually feel the
vibration of the elk thundering by.
I'll send out a whole
series of pictures later.
Nancy, Bob, and I (along
with 13 other people) took a wonderful
workshop from
Ted Nuttall who is from
Phoenix. We went from 9-4
Monday
through Friday. The
mornings were mainly lecture and demonstrations.
Ted
Nuttall
Nancy and
Bob.
You cannot depend on your eyes
when your imagination is out of
focus.
~
Mark Twain
October 25, 2009
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Previous OPQs may be found at:
They came to Jericho. As he and his
disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a
blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of
Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on
me!” Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly,
“Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.”
And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling
you.” So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said
to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My
teacher, let me see again.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you
well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.
Mark 10:46-52
Agnus Day,
by James Wetzstein
Bartimaeus son of Timaeus
... isn't that a bit redundant?
(Bar means "son of" in
Aramaic.)
(I read
that.)
Job 42:1-6, 10-17
Psalm 34:1-8 (19-22)
Hebrews 7:23-28
Mark 10:46-52