It is an observable fact that people living on the streets can accumulate a lot of stuff. The myth might be the story that gets told about the people who are carrying the stuff, that they are morally deficient or that it is some sort of character flaw that drives their behavior. When we put people into situations and settings where there is not enough, people tend to hold on to whatever they can. When people have little to no control over their environment, they will often

Pentecost (A Second Version). ©Mary Jane Miller John 20:19-23 NRSV When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples had were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." When he had

The Holy Trinity. ©Ivanka Demchuk John 17:1-11 NRSV 1-5 After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me

Lakota Trinity. ©Father John B. Giuliani John 14:15-21 NIV Translation “If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will bein you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see m

Christ Asleep During the Tempest. ©Eugéne Delacroix John 14:1-14 NIV Translation “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord,

Landscape with Shepherd and Sheep. ©Anton Mauve, 1880 John 10:1-10 NIV Translation 1-6 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them

Road to Emmaus. ©Peter Koening, 1982 John 24:13-35 The Message Translation 13-16 That same day two of them were walking to the village Emmaus, about seven miles out of Jerusalem. They were deep in conversation, going over all these things that had happened. In the middle of their talk and questions, Jesus came up and walked along with them. But they were not able to recognize who he was. 17-18 He asked, “What’s this you’re discussing so intently as you walk along?” They just

The Wounded Healer. John 20:19-31 NLV Translation 19-20 It was evening of the first day of the week. The followers had gathered together with the doors locked because they were afraid of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said, “May you have peace.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. When the followers saw the Lord, they were filled with joy. 21-23 Then Jesus said to them again, “May you have peace. As the Father has sent Me, I also am s

Anastasis in the Paraclessian Apse Vault. 14th Century, Istanbul, Turkey John 20:1-18 NRSV Translation 1-2 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." 3-10 Then Peter and the other

The Flower Thrower, Flower Bomber, Rage, or Love is in the Air. 2003 - stencil mural in Beit Sahour in the West Bank by the graffiti artist Banksy Matthew 21:1-11 NIV Translation As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lo

Raising of Lazarus Vincent Van Gogh, 1890 John 11:1-45 1-3 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” 4-7 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son ma

LORD, that I might see! John 9:1-41 1-2 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3-5 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6-9 Afte