grace's epiphanies

"The Raising of Lazarus" Ribera lo Spagnoletto, Jusepe de ca. 1616 The glow of light around Him It doesn’t have to be flashy to be capturing. Here is your protagonist. A gaze of absolute authority. Death cannot resist Whatever He commands all will do. I fall in love with this Man of supreme force. Why won’t You command my unhappiness, command my sickness, command all pain and evil? None could resist You should Your gaze pierce them, Your finger command them. This is the my

“The Penitent Magdalen” Georges de La Tour ca. 1640 The empty glass which held her reflection no longer does. She’s now an outsider, She surveys from the side— It’s withdrawing into darkness; It’s something that has passed. Her folded hands upon the skull— A motion of contemplation. This is the hour of acceptance It is the moment where she realizes a death. Will this moment lead to action? It is the moment of decision. This is a prompting point What represents a past way i