The Wise and Foolish Virgins
Jesus said, “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise replied, ‘No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. Later the other bridesmaids came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’ Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”
Matthew 25:1-13
The
Fifth Wise Virgin
SCHONGAUER,
Martin
before
1483
copper-plate
engraving
Szepmuveszeti
Muzeum
Budapest
Hungary
The series consists of ten sheets. Foolish virgins are
depicted with their lamps directed downwards. In the collection of the
Pushkin Fine Arts Museum there are two sheets from this series.
He [Schongauer] established
the system of depicting volume by means of cross-hatching (lines in two directions) which
was further developed by Dürer, and was the first engraver to curve
parallel lines, probably by rotating the plate against a steady burin. He also developed a burin technique
producing deeper lines on the plate, which meant that more impressions could be
taken before the plate became worn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Schongauer
https://www.wga.hu/html_m/s/schongau/martin/graphics/wise5.html
If I had six hours to chop down a tree,
I’d spend the first hour sharpening the ax.
~
Abraham Lincoln
You can’t push anyone up the ladder
unless he is ready to climb himself.
~
Andrew Carnegie
Jeanne
Gibbard and I laughed a lot as we watched this production
at
the Arvada Center for the Arts.
Driving
to Golden on Monday, I stopped on the Genesee bridge to take a picture
of
the beautiful low hanging cloud in the valley.
This
is looking west toward the mountains.
Then
I turned east from the same spot and took a picture
of
the cloud bank into which I was descending toward Denver.
Betsy
Buckner has several of her newer BIG paintings hanging
at
Buchanan Recreation Center in Evergreen.
Matt,
Corynn, Courtney, and Matt McLaurin Jr. were our speakers
at
Rotary Friday morning. Matt recently retired after 25 years as an officer
in
the U.S. Navy and each family member helped us to understand
what
it is like to serve in the military.
Having
formerly taught for the Department of Defense Schools
overseas
for many years, I particulary appreciated the kids’ comments about
their
experiences and the importance of a close-knit family.
After
Rotary, we helped pack Soldier Boxes to be sent to soldiers overseas.
Gail
Sharp, owner of Tall Grass Aveda Spa & Salon,
spearheads
the Soldier Boxes every year.
Amazing!!!
The pile kept growing and growing and growing …
Did you know …
The
entire Denver International Airport is twice the size of Manhattan?
Encompassing 53 square miles (137.8 square kilometers) of
land, DEN is twice the size of Manhattan Island, and is larger than the city
boundaries of Boston, Miami, or San Francisco. DEN is the largest airport site
in North America and the second-largest in the world.
https://www.flydenver.com/about/media_center/air_service
Only when your consciousness is totally
focused on the moment you
are in
can you receive whatever
gift, lesson, or delight
that moment has to offer.
~
Barbara De Angelis
November 12, 2017
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 27
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
Joshua
24:1-3a, 14-25 with Psalm 78:1-7 or
Wisdom
of Solomon 6:12-16 or Amos 5:18-24
Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20 or Psalm 70
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13