Thursday, January 19, 2012

Teach me your paths...

Teach me your paths...

Jonah speaks to the people of Ninevah.  What do they hear?  How do they understand Jonah's message?  What causes them to put on sackcloth?  What makes them repent and turn back to God?

Jesus similarly calls the disciples:  Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.  What do they hear?  How do they understand Jesus’ message?  What causes them to follow him?

When God speaks to us, what do we hear?  How do we understand God’s message?

Two images offer food for thought:
Jakob Steinhardt, “Jonah Preaches in Nineveh,” 1923.  
Hand-colored woodcut, Israel Museum.

“I Shall Make You Fishers of Men,” detail, 
St. Peter’s Church, Kilmore Quay, County Wexford, Ireland.



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