Courage

 

 

For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

 

You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it. I advanced in Judaism beyond many among my people of the same age, for I was far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, so that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with any human being, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were already apostles before me, but I went away at once into Arabia, and afterwards I returned to Damascus.

Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed with him for fifteen days; but I did not see any

 other apostle except James the Lord's brother. In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie! Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia, and I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea that are in Christ; they only heard it said, "The one who formerly was persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy." And they glorified God because of me.

 

Galatians 1:11-24

 

Apostle Paul

RUBLEV, Andrei

1410s

Tretyakov Gallery

Moscow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rublev_Paul.jpg

 

About Andrei Rublev's icons and life:

Preaching in Paint

http://iconreader.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/andrei-rublev-preacher-in-paints/

 

 

 

 

 

 

What would life be if we had no courage

to attempt anything?

~ Vincent van Gogh

 

 

 

 

A ship in harbor is safe,

but that is not what ships are built for.

~ William Shedd

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeanne and Graham Gibbard welcomed me to their new home.

Such beautiful wrought iron pieces!

 

  

Jeanne in their back yard.

 

Gorgeous!

 

 

After lunch at Katherine's, we went to the Botanic Gardens.

Fumerole,

Linda Fleming

 

Besides the lovely flowers, twelve Colorado sculptors have pieces throughout the gardens.

We shall have to return in July to see the rest of the sculptures.

Steel Ring,

Carl Reed

 

Colorado Loop

Yoshitomo Saito

 

 

 

Refugeum,

Linda Fleming

 

 

Thursday evening was the Annual Memories in the Making Art Auction 

held by the Alzheimer's Association.

This year it was held in the Coors Art Gallery at the 

Hall of the West National Western Complex.  

 

Cheryl Preheim, of 9News, was the Mistress of Ceremonies again this year.

 

 

Susie Frey holds one of the companion pieces during the live auction.

 

 

On Friday morning Kathy Montgomery and others gave our Rotary group a tour of 

some of the outgoing sculptures in Evergreen and some of the permanent sculptures.

This one, Morning Spirits by Susan Geissler of Niagara Falls, New York, is a permanent sculpture.

 

 

Carolyn Alexander with Midnight Serenade by Pokey Park

of Tucson, Arizona.

 

Jim Hill viewing The Conversation by James G. Moore of Galeton, Colorado.

 

 

Friday evening was the Reception for the outgoing and incoming sculptors

for Art for the Mountain Community's Sculpture Walk.

Here, James Moore receives the Sternberg award from

AMC President Gail Frasier for his sculpture (above) of The Conversation.

 

 

Marissa Carlisle, with Sophie, is a sculptor from Napa, California.

 

 

Peggy Eggers and George Long try to figure out which arms belong to whom

in this maquette by Gail Folwell of Boulder, Colorado.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't limit a child to your own learning,

for he was born in another time.

~ Rabindranath Tagore

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 9, 2013     Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Previous OPQs may be found at:

         http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm

 

 

Agnus Dayby James Wetzstein

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

1 Kings 17:8–16 [17–24] or 1 Kings 17:17–24

Psalm 146 or Psalm 30

Galatians 1:11–24 

Luke 7:11–17