The Adoration of the Lamb, from The Apocalypse by Albrecht Dürer — woodcut, 17 3/8 x 12 inches, 1498 May 1, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CActs 9:1-6 (7-20)Psalm 30Revelation 5:11-14John 21:1-19View Lectionary This week, I bring you another image rising out of the rich imagery of John’s Book of Revelation. My church fellowship has …
Category: Year C
Second Sunday of Easter
Jesus Christ reveals himself to John by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld — Die Bibel in Bildern (1852), Plate 236. Likely engraved by Z. Scheckel, inscribed left middle. April 24, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CActs 5:27-32Psalm 118:14-29 or Psalm 150Revelation 1:4-8John 20:19-31View Lectionary “Faith may, will, and must have its images!” – Martin Luther I …
Easter Sunday — Resurrection of the Lord
Resurrection: A Lectionary Journey by Michelle L Hofer - acrylic on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2022 April 17, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CIsaiah 65:17-25Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24I Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12View Lectionary It feels a bit special to me to be posting my first Visio Divina celebrating Easter. As …
Good Friday
Resurrection: A Lectionary Journey by Michelle L Hofer - acrylic on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2022 April 15, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CIsaiah 52:13 - 53:12Psalm 22Hebrews 10:16-25John 18:1 - 19:42View Lectionary It is Good Friday. As stone is rolled over the mouth of the tomb, we stand at the door flung wide …
Palm Sunday
Resurrection: A Lectionary Journey by Michelle L Hofer - acrylic on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2022 April 10, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CPsalm 118:1-2, 19-29Luke 19:28-40View Lectionary It was a fairly easy artistic task this week to add a spray of blushing green palm leaves to this composition. I enjoyed the simplicity of …
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Resurrection: A Lectionary Journey by Michelle L Hofer - acrylic on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2022 April 3, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CIsaiah 43:16-21Psalm 126Philippians 3:4b-14John 12:1-8View Lectionary The White Stripes have a simple song called Little Acorns that begins with this monologue read by Mort Crim. It came to mind this week.When …
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Resurrection: A Lectionary Journey by Michelle L Hofer - acrylic on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2022 March 27, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CJoshua 5:9-12Psalm 322 Corinthians 5:16-21Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32View Lectionary My first wool sweater which I purchased as an adult was a fun bright pink number. Not having grown up with wool, I …
Third Sunday of Lent
Resurrection: A Lectionary Journey by Michelle L Hofer - acrylic on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2022 March 20, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CIsaiah 55:1-9Psalm 63:1-8I Corinthians 10:1-13Luke 13:1-9View Lectionary I’ve added a good amount of dark now to the background of this piece, but I did it after I had already added gold. …
Second Sunday of Lent
Resurrection: A Lectionary Journey by Michelle L Hofer - acrylic paint on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2022 March 13, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CGenesis 15:1-12,17-18Psalm 27Philippians 3:17-4:1Luke 13:31-35Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a)View Lectionary An interesting point came up in my house church group during the discussion of last week’s variation of this piece — moths …
First Sunday of Lent
Resurrection: A Lectionary Journey by Michelle L Hofer - acrylic on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2022 March 6, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CDeuteronomy 26:1-11Psalm 91:1-2,9-16Romans 10:8b-13Luke 4:1-13View Lectionary For me personally, art making is as much about the process and the journey as it ever is about the finished work. I consider it …
Visio Divina 
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