Compassion
Just
then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "what
must I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written
in the law? What do you read there?"
He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and
with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and
your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have given the
right answer; do this, and you will live."
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, "And who is
my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and
went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that
road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a
Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw
him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having
poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to
an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them
to the innkeeper, and said, 'Take care of him; and when I come back, I will
repay you whatever more you spend.' Which of these three, do you think, was a
neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?"
He said, "The one who showed him mercy." Jesus said to
him, "Go and do likewise."
Luke 10:25-37
Good Samaritan
SWANSON,
John August
2002
Print
Los
Angeles, CA
United
States
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Notes: |
To purchase prints, cards, and
posters of John August Swanson's works, visit http://www.johnaugustswanson.com Serigraph 10¾” by 30½” JOHN AUGUST SWANSON makes his home
in Los Angeles, California, where he was born in 1938. He paints in oil,
watercolor, acrylic and mixed media, and is an independent printmaker of
limited edition serigraphs, lithographs and etchings. His art reflects the strong heritage
of storytelling he inherited from his Mexican mother and Swedish father. John
Swanson’s narrative is direct and easily understood. He addresses himself to
human values, cultural roots, and his quest for self-discovery through visual
images. These include Bible stories and social celebrations such as attending
the circus, the concert, and the opera. He also tells of everyday existence,
of city and country walks, of visits to the library, the train station or the
schoolroom. All his parables optimistically embrace life and one’s spiritual
transformation. John Swanson studied with Corita
Kent at Immaculate Heart College. His unique style is influenced by the
imagery of Islamic and medieval miniatures, Russian iconography, the color of
Latin American folk art, and the tradition of Mexican muralists. His art is in no way
"naïve." It is detailed, complex, and elaborate. Unlike many
contemporary artists, John Swanson works directly on all phases in producing
his original prints. His serigraphs (limited-edition screen prints) have from
40 to 89 colors printed, using transparent and opaque inks creating rich and
detailed imagery. For each color printed the artist must draw a stencil on
Mylar film. This stencil is transferred to the silk screen for printing the
color ink on the serigraph edition. The resulting serigraph is a matrix of
richly overlaid colors visually striking and technically masterful. Mr. Swanson’s art is represented in
the permanent collections of many museums, including three museums of the
Smithsonian Institution: The National Museum of American History, The
National Museum of American Art and The National Air and Space Museum. He is
also included in the print collections of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Harvard University’s Fogg Museum, the Tate Gallery and Victoria and Albert
Museum in London, and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. His painting THE
PROCESSION is one of relatively few works by contemporary artists to be
selected for the Vatican Museums’ Collection of Modern Religious Art. In
2008, an extensive collection of John August Swanson’s works were purchased
by Emory University’s Candler School of Theology to hang on the walls of
their new 76,349 square foot building. He was awarded The Dean’s Medal for
his art’s transformative effect on the campus. With over 55 works hung, this
is the largest open public display of the artwork of John August Swanson.
[from the artist's website] |
We must learn to regard people less in the light
of what they do or omit to do,
and more in the light of what they suffer.
~
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy,
let alone compassion.
When we focus on ourselves,
our world contracts as our
problems and preoccupations loom large.
But when we focus on others,
our world expands.
Our own problems drift to the periphery
of the mind and so seem smaller,
and we increase our capacity
for connection — or compassionate action.
~
Daniel Goleman
It is not necessary
to blow out your neighbor's light
to let your own shine.
~ M.R. Dehaan
WORKship Sunday
Many clean-up projects
Our new Rotary District Governor, Curt Harris
Our
very own Curt Harris was our first speaker
of
the new Rotary year.
He
was royally greeted!
One day I looked at something in myself
that I had been avoiding because it was too painful.
Yet once I did, I had an unexpected surprise.
Rather than self-hatred, I was flooded with compassion
for myself
because I realized the pain necessary
to develop that coping mechanism to begin with.
~
Marianne Williamson
July 14, 2019 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10)
Previous OPQs may be found at:
Agnus
Day, by James Wetzstein
Agnus
Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
Amos 7:7-17 with Psalm 82 or
Deuteronomy
30:9-14 with Psalm 25:1-10
Colossians
1:1-14
Luke 10:25-37
Amos
7:7-17
This is what he showed me: the Lord was standing beside a wall
built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.
And the LORD said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" And
I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "See, I am setting a
plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass them by;
the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel
shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the
sword."
Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to King Jeroboam of
Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the very center of the
house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has
said, 'Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from
his land.'"
And Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go, flee away to the
land of Judah, earn your bread there, and prophesy there; but never again
prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the
kingdom."
Then Amos answered Amaziah, "I am no prophet, nor a
prophet's son; but I am a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees, and the
LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, 'Go, prophesy
to my people Israel.' Now therefore hear the word of the LORD. You say, 'Do not
prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.'
Therefore thus says the LORD: 'Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city,
and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall
be parceled out by line; you yourself shall die in an unclean land, and Israel
shall surely go into exile away from its land.'"
with
Psalm
82
In the divine council
God has taken God's place;
God holds judgment
in the midst of the gods:
"How long will you judge
unjustly
and show partiality
to the wicked?
Give justice to the weak
and the orphan;
maintain the right
of the lowly
and the destitute.
Rescue the weak
and the needy;
deliver them
from the hand
of the wicked."
They have neither knowledge
nor understanding,
they walk around
in shadows;
all the foundations of the earth
are shaken.
I say, "You are gods,
children of the Most High,
all of you;
nevertheless,
you shall die like mortals,
and fall like any prince."
Rise up,
O God,
judge the earth;
for all the nations belong to you!
or
Deuteronomy
30:9-14
and the LORD your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all
your undertakings, in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock,
and in the fruit of your soil. For the LORD will again take delight in
prospering you, just as he delighted in prospering your ancestors, when you
obey the LORD your God by observing his commandments and decrees that are
written in this book of the law, because you turn to the LORD your God with all
your heart and with all your soul.
Surely, this commandment that I am commanding you today is not
too hard for you, nor is it too far away. It is not in heaven, that you should
say, "Who will go up to heaven for us, and get it for us so that we may
hear it and observe it?" Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should
say, "Who will cross to the other side of the sea for us, and get it for
us so that we may hear it and observe it?"
with
Psalm
25:1-10
To you, O God,
I lift up my soul.
O my God,
in you I trust;
do not let me be put
to shame;
do not let my enemies exult
over me.
Do not let those
who wait for you
be put to shame;
let them be ashamed
who are wantonly treacherous.
Make me to know your ways,
O God;
teach me your paths.
Lead me in your truth,
and teach me,
for you are the God
of my salvation;
for you I wait
all day long.
Be mindful of your mercy,
O God,
and of your steadfast love,
for they have been
from of old.
Do not remember the sins
of my youth
or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love
remember me,
for your goodness' sake,
O God!
Good and upright
is God;
therefore God instructs sinners
in the way.
God leads the humble
in what is right,
and teaches the humble
God's way.
All the paths of God
are steadfast love
and faithfulness,
for those who keep God's covenant
and God's decrees.
Colossians
1:1-14
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy
our brother,
To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in
Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. In our prayers for you we
always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for we have heard of
your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope
before in the word of the truth, the gospel that has come to you. Just as it is
bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit
among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of
God.
This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant. He
is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, and he has made known to us
your love in the Spirit. For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have
not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge
of God's will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may lead
lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every
good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.
May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his
glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience,
while joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the
inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of
darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we
have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Luke
10:25-37
Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher,"
he said, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him,
"What is written in the law? What do you read there?"
He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and
with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and
your neighbor as yourself." And he said to him, "You have given the right
answer; do this, and you will live."
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, "And who is
my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and
went away, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that
road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a
Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw
him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having
poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to
an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them
to the innkeeper, and said, 'Take care of him; and when I come back, I will
repay you whatever more you spend.' Which of these three, do you think, was a
neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?"
He said, "The one who showed him mercy." Jesus said to
him, "Go and do likewise."