Christ the Compassionate
by Laurie Gudim
(Mixed media, 2006, 6 3/4" x 5")
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church - Fort Collins, CO
gudamar@msn.com
 

 
“Christ the Compassionate” is an icon of both solace and goading. He is the humble teacher – not too much to recommend him to us – but he is a comfort when we dare the fringes in support of our own natures and of others. And he is a silent rebuke when we are too comfortable. He wears the red of martyrdom. The message of this icon is subtle, but certainly is an aspect of the theme “Grow”.