What A Moment To Be Painting Icons

 What a moment in history to be painting icons.    

The purportedly Orthodox Christian autocrat in Russia is threatening nuclear war against the (mostly) Orthodox Christian Ukrainians in the name of defending traditional Christian values against the satanic Americans and Europeans conspiring to impose uni-sex bathrooms on an unsuspecting Eurasia.  The Patriarch of Moscow has defended the invasion since day one and is currently assuring the poor wretches conscripted into the Russian army that all their sins will be forgiven if they die in battle.  

The Ukrainians, victims of an unprovoked, unjust and immoral invasion, understandably want their country back, and appear to be undaunted by the fire raining down on them daily (and the threats of nuclear attack to come).  

So this terrible fratricidal war grinds on with no end in sight.

Against this dark background I've completed another icon, of Jesus and Saint Joseph, Joseph the Patriarch and Saint John the Theologian(Evangelist). 

Through the intercession of Joseph the Provider, may all threatened by famine and hunger because of this war, especially in Africa, receive their daily bread.

Through the intercession of Saint Joseph, may all those, who like the Holy Family, have fled violence and persecution, find safety and one day return to their homes and communities.

Through the intercession of Saint John the Evangelist, may we come to believe that God is love and learn to love one another.

Grant this through Christ Emmanuel, the Prince of Peace. Amen.

Its Been a Long Time, I know

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We'll maybe not that long, but it has been a while since I've posted: over two years, actually.

I had thought to write on the blog that came with my WIX website (finally constructed about a year and a half ago) but I found that the complicated process of adding images deterred me from doing very much at all with it.

I'm sure that I'm showing my age but I have come to realize that Blogspot is much easier for me to use, which means that it doesn't take me forever to put a post together, which in turn means that I can be a bit more faithful to posting from time to time.  

In the meantime, this is the commission that I'm working on at the moment.  In the center are the figures of Jesus and Saint Joseph.  On their left is the Patriarch Joseph and on their left is Saint John the Theologian (aka as John the Evangelist) with an angel whispering in his ear.