Annunciation

Annunciation

Isaiah 7, 10-14 . 8-10

Psalm 39

Hebrews 10, 4-10

Lk 1, 26-38

  

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Details

- This picture is inspired by the impossible stairs created by Lionel Penrose in 1958

- Four rabbits are forever climbing up

- The blue rabbit, enthusiastic, is counting the stairs. The orange rabbit serenely walks on but looks back. The pink one is starting to get tired and needs the help of his hands. The purple one is sighing, it's starting to be long ...

- These stairs could represent the spiritual life which must never stop. At the beginning we're ardently enthusiastic, we try and evaluate our progress, we count. Then we realise what we've lost by following Jesus. Sometimes with regret or bitterness if we forget to look forward. Then we're starting to struggle. We stick to our humanity, we experience our very down to earth misery. We have the choice to stop or carry on struggling.

Questions

- This picture can also represent how I represent Lent. Never forget that on this picture, all seems to depend on the man's efforts without counting on God's grace.

- What is the proportion between the efforts I make and the grace I'm welcoming (by praying, supplication, listening) ? 50%-50% ? 20%-80% ? 90%-10% ?

- I'll help you, the best solution is 100%-100%. The Virgin Mary tested it first. My turn to follow. Nothing is impossible for God, is it ?