April 1, 2007 Processional

Philippians 2:5-11 ⁵Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, ⁶who, though he was in the form of God, id not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, ⁷but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, ⁸ he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross.

⁹Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, ¹⁰so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

¹¹and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

One of my favorite icons is for this week, Palm Sunday. It is such a great scene because of the humanity of each of the characters. People are climbing up trees for a better view, people are laying down their palm branches and coats. But then you look closer and the scene is full of motion as well. One fellow is climbing up the tree and my favorite fellow is wriggling out of his coat to lay down before Jesus and the donkey. Using this icon as inspiration, I put together my own version in which I used ink and bamboo brushes. The congregation at our church loves to figure things out and I love to simplify things, so we work well together. This week’s piece is one that is left up to the viewer as to what they see, but my inspiration came from the scene of the Processional.