Forgiveness
                             
 
       4 ... He said, "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. ... 8So it was not you
who sent me here, but God; 
                              Genesis 45:4
                                                                     Joseph Pardons His Brothers*
                                                                     Probably 1515
                                                                     BACCHIACCA, 1495 - 1557
                                                                     National Gallery, London
                                                                                       
 
 
 
 
There is a hard law . . . that when a deep injury is done to us,
we never recover until we forgive.
                                                                ~ Alan Paton
 
 
 
In the depth of winter,
I finally learned that there was within me
an invincible summer.
                                                                ~ Albert Camus
 
 
 
When we forgive, we set a prisoner free and discover
that the prisoner we set free is us.
                                                                ~ Lewis B. Smedes
 
 
 
 
 
Art in the Garden
Presented by some artist friends of mine last Saturday
 
 
 
 
Jackie looking at one of her paintings.
 
 
 
 
 
Some people complain because God put thorns 
on roses, while others praise Him for putting roses on thorns.
                                                                ~ Anonymous
 
 
 
 
 
 
August 14, 2005    Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/work?workNumber=NG1219
http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm
 
 
*Left, the brothers are brought to Joseph, with Benjamin the youngest a prisoner. Right, they beg for Joseph's mercy; he reveals himself and forgives them.