Servanthood
11But the angel of the LORD called
to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!
... 12Do not lay your hand on the boy or do
anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld
your son, your only son, from me."
Genesis
22:11-12
Rembrandt van Rijn *
Abraham's
Sacrifice,
1655
National
Gallery of Art
Washington,
D.C.
The
first step to leadership is servanthood.
~
John Maxwell
If water must be heated,
it needs a vessel as an intermediary
between the fire and itself.
~
Anthony de Mello
He who angers you controls you.
~ Unknown
Mt. Evans Road, 14,000+
feet!!!
The
highest paved road in North America (no railings!).
June
19, 2005
Cirque by
Summit Lake
A
friendly marmot greets us.
A
Mountain Goat stopped to pose!
God put me on Earth to
accomplish
a
certain number of things.
Right
now I'm so far behind I will never die!
~
Unknown
June 26,
2005 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Happy Birthday, Kei (June
27)
and Dottie (June
30)!!!
* In Rembrandt's work,
the angel does not call to Abraham but swoops down in a stream of light and
embraces him, seizing
his arms to prevent him from killing his son. Many interpretations emphasize
Isaac's terror. But Rembrandt focuses on Abraham, whose hand
covers Isaac's eyes protectively, a tender gesture toward the son he has
prepared to sacrifice. Abraham's
eyes, pools of black, suggest blindness—his unwavering, blind faith in
God.
