DAY 1 - May 18^th

Genesis 18:1-8 <http://goo.gl/hJPzT>


Reverencing – ‘Abraham bowed down to the ground’. http://goo.gl/BkbPi

‘Abraham and Three Angels’, Marc CHAGALL (20^th c.)

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) uses rich, sensuous primary colours to portray Abraham and a somewhat resentful Sarah extending traditional middle-eastern hospitality to three winged strangers. We see them busy tucking into their feast. Above the ordinary activities of serving and eating, there is extraordinary heavenly power everywhere – angels lingering, other divine appointments happening or waiting to happen.  The Bible text makes it clear that one of the “strangers” is the LORD himself: Chagall sets him apart by a halo and strong yellows and blues. The powerful encounter ends with healing for Sarah and the promise, at last, of the appearance of the long-awaited son.