Comments on: The Feast Beneath http://paintedprayerbook.com/2008/08/15/the-feast-beneath/ Artist and writer Jan Richardson explores the intersections of word & image & faith. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:35:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg http://paintedprayerbook.com/2008/08/15/the-feast-beneath/#comment-389 Greg Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:09:58 +0000 http://paintedprayerbook.com/?p=254#comment-389 sometimes faith is a key, you turn it and there it is. sometimes faith is a safe that needs to be cracked. the hard words of Jesus helped to expose the desperation of this woman and in turn our own desperation. O, Lord make me that desperate for you and what you have for me. thanks for the reminder Greg sometimes faith is a key, you turn it and there it is. sometimes faith is a safe that needs to be cracked. the hard words of Jesus helped to expose the desperation of this woman and in turn our own desperation. O, Lord make me that desperate for you and what you have for me.

thanks for the reminder
Greg

]]> By: Roberta http://paintedprayerbook.com/2008/08/15/the-feast-beneath/#comment-384 Roberta Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:57:05 +0000 http://paintedprayerbook.com/?p=254#comment-384 you have such great insight...i'm so glad you share it with the rest of us. i was completely taken with this line "she could smell the feast on him". there is something so primal about that line - the earthiness of jesus and this strong woman.... thanks for allowing me to see the story of Jacob here....now i have a woman wrestling with Jesus - awesome picture! Another line that resonates - "taking what lies beneath the table the woman makes a feast".....wow! - am i living with the confidence & determination of this woman? am i living out of abundance? you have given me much to ponder, as usual.... thanks, roberta you have such great insight…i’m so glad you share it with the rest of us. i was completely taken with this line “she could smell the feast on him”. there is something so primal about that line – the earthiness of jesus and this strong woman…. thanks for allowing me to see the story of Jacob here….now i have a woman wrestling with Jesus – awesome picture!

Another line that resonates – “taking what lies beneath the table the woman makes a feast”…..wow! – am i living with the confidence & determination of this woman? am i living out of abundance? you have given me much to ponder, as usual….

thanks,
roberta

]]> By: Andrew http://paintedprayerbook.com/2008/08/15/the-feast-beneath/#comment-383 Andrew Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:20:35 +0000 http://paintedprayerbook.com/?p=254#comment-383 Thanks for the wonderful images, verbal and visual. I struggle regularly to approach life and ministry from a celebration of God's abundance rather than my perceived scarcity. The feast under the table will stick with me. Thanks for the wonderful images, verbal and visual. I struggle regularly to approach life and ministry from a celebration of God’s abundance rather than my perceived scarcity. The feast under the table will stick with me.

]]> By: Lauren L http://paintedprayerbook.com/2008/08/15/the-feast-beneath/#comment-382 Lauren L Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:05:20 +0000 http://paintedprayerbook.com/?p=254#comment-382 A wonderful reflection on what I would consider to be a very difficult reading. You hit the nail on the head: it's hard to know Jesus' intent without knowing his inflection. These words come across as a slap in the face; they surprise us with their hard-heartedness. And yet, perhaps this is one more example of how the Divine acts in ways we don't expect. Jesus' hesitant (ambivalent?) response is not what we want to see in a Savior. As least I don't; I want to see compassion and love, healing and restoration. But this story provides a Savior who challenges and needs to be challenged. This is something I understand because the people I love and admire most provide me with the most challenges and they are willing to be challenged themselves. Thanks for the stimulating reflection. L A wonderful reflection on what I would consider to be a very difficult reading. You hit the nail on the head: it’s hard to know Jesus’ intent without knowing his inflection. These words come across as a slap in the face; they surprise us with their hard-heartedness. And yet, perhaps this is one more example of how the Divine acts in ways we don’t expect. Jesus’ hesitant (ambivalent?) response is not what we want to see in a Savior. As least I don’t; I want to see compassion and love, healing and restoration. But this story provides a Savior who challenges and needs to be challenged. This is something I understand because the people I love and admire most provide me with the most challenges and they are willing to be challenged themselves.

Thanks for the stimulating reflection.
L

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