Icon of Christ "Pantocrator" (Ruler of All)

“He is the image
of the invisible God,
the firstborn
over all creation.
For by him
all things were created…”

(Colossians 1:15-16a)

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Rembrandt's"The Return of the Prodigal Son"

“So he got up
And went to his father.
But while he was still a long way off,
his father saw him
and was filled with compassion for him;
he ran to his son,
threw his arms around him
and kissed him.

(Luke 15: 20)

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Ladder between Heaven and Earth Icon

 



He had a dream
In which he saw a stairway
Resting on the earth
With its top reaching to heaven,
And the angels of God were ascending
And descending on it.

- Genesis 28:12

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Michaelangelo's Statue of Moses

For the law
Was given through Moses.
Grace and truth
Came through Jesus Christ.
- John 1:17

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Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper of Christ

The Lord Jesus
On the night he was betrayed
took bread
and when he had given thanks
he broke it and said,
"This is my body, which is for you;
do this in remembrance of me."
In the same way
after supper he took the cup, saying,
"This cup is the new covenant in my blood;
do this, whenever you drink it,
in remembrance of me."
For whenever you eat this bread
and drink this cup,
you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
(I Corinthians 11:23-26)

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Cloister Walk

Fix your eyes
on what is unseen.
For what is seen
is temporary
what is unseen
is eternal.

(II Corinthians 4:18)

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