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
1308-11
Tempera on wood, 43 x 45 cm
National Gallery, London

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/d/duccio/buoninse/maesta/predel_v/pre_v_g.html
*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:      
     http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm
 
 

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
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
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