Thursday, August 13, 2020

Healing divisions between people

 

Good morning Tranmere community.

I came across a link that led me to a large sculpture being unveiled in St Peter’s Square in honour of Migrants and Refugees. The sculpture is called ‘Angels Unawares'.
I learnt about the artist, Canadian Catholic Timothy Schmalz. His most famous sculpture, " Homeless Jesus" depicts a gaunt man lying on a bench covered by a thin blanket, with enough space for someone to sit at his exposed feet, which bear the nail wounds of his crucifixion.
It is now displayed outdoors in more than 100 cities worldwide. It evokes in others the same epiphany he recalls when he spotted a shivering homeless man under a thin blanket on a bench in downtown Toronto at Christmastime in 2011.
"I just stared at him, and I couldn't stop thinking of Matthew 25, and then: 'That's Jesus. That's the least of my brother,' " Schmalz says. "I couldn't get that image — or those words — out of my head. I believe it was a true encounter with the divine at that moment."

Reflection

Ø  The Good News

Ø  Today’s Gospel

The Parish Choir members are saying ‘Hello’.

¯  Only In God Is My Soul At Rest.

¯  Adelaide Guitar Festival – Backstage Session 5

Metallica: Nothing Else Matters 

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