Last Days of the Kuomintang, Peking, 1949 by Henri Cartier-Bresson — gelatin silver print, printed later, 9 1/2 x 14 inches. Image by Christies.com April 2, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year ALiturgy of the Palms — Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 • Matthew 21:1-11Liturgy of the Passion — Isaiah 50:4-9a • Psalm 31:9-16 • Philippians 2:5-11 • …
The Somnambulist’s Dream by Jerry Uelsmann — gelatin silver print, 30 x 24 inches, 2014. March 19, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year A1 Samuel 16:1-13 • Psalm 23 • Ephesians 5:8-14 • John 9:1-41 View Lectionary Image description: A black and white photograph blending multiple images together. A large boulder under a sky of scattered …
Cemetery Statue and Oil Derricks, Long Beach, California by Ansel Adams — black and white photograph, gelatin silver print, 1939. Image by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. March 12, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year AExodus 17:1-7 • Psalm 95 • Romans 5:1-11 • John 4:5-42 View Lectionary Image description: A white marble statue of a …
Image AS8-14-2383 “Earthrise” by William Sanders taken during the Apollo 8 moon landing — a high quality color photograph of planet earth from space, 1968. Image credit: NASA March 5, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year AGenesis 12:1-4a • Psalm 121 • Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 • John 3:1-17 or Matthew 17:1-9 View Lectionary Image description: Rising …
Snake, Positive and Negative by Imogen Cunningham — 1929. Image from ImogenCunningham.com February 26, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year AGenesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 • Psalm 32 • Romans 5:12-19 • Matthew 4:1-11 View Lectionary Image description: Side by side are two images. On the left is a black and white photo of a snake gliding on …
Devil's Slide, San Mateo County, California by Minor White — gelatin silver print, 6 5/8 × 8 1/2 inches, 1948. MoMA.org February 22, 2023 Lectionary Texts — Year AJoel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12 • Psalm 51:1-17 • 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 • Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 View Lectionary Image description: A high contrast black and white …
The Transfiguration by William Blake (1757-1827) — watercolor, England, late 18th century. February 19, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AExodus 24:12-18 • Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 • 2 Peter 1:16-21 • Matthew 17:1-9 View Lectionary Image description: A glowing white image of Christ stands at center wearing an almost translucent robe flowing down and …
The Good Way: West to the Stream by Michelle L Hofer — mixed media painting on hardboard, 12 x 12 inches, 2021. February 12, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year ADeuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20 • Psalm 119:1-8 • 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 • Matthew 5:21-37 View Lectionary Image description: A gray-brown autumn landscape featuring a grove of trees …
Glow of Hope by S. L. Haldankar — watercolor, 1945-46. On display in the Jayachamrajendra Art Gallery at Jaganmohan Palace of South India. February 5, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) • Psalm 112:1-9 (10) • 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) • Matthew 5:13-20 View Lectionary Image description: Rendered in great detail, a young …
Family Crowds Around Open Oven for Warmth and The Only Picture Hanging in the Fontenelle Home by Gordon Parks — black and white photographs, Harlem, New York, 1967. Photos found in the Photography Archive at GordonParksFoundation.org Fourth Sunday After Epiphany — January 29, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AMicah 6:1-8 • Psalm 15 • 1 …
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