Month: March 2016

Jesus

Help ~~ The Parable of the Good Samaritan

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DAILY PROMPT

Help

I believe this Help Prompt is fitting for Good Friday as Christians worldwide acknowledge Jesus dying on the Cross for all humans and His Resurrection on Easter Sunday.  This sacrifice is the greatest Help I know.

I cannot say or define help any better than the story of the Good Samaritan as related in Luke 10:25-37.  Here is Jesus relating this parable.

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Luke 10:25-37 

New King James Version (NKJV)

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”

27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’[a] and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’”[b]

28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, when he departed,[c] he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ 36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”

37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”

Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

Bill Withers Lean On Me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Half-Light | The Daily Post

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PHOTO CHALLENGE

Half-Light

Share a photo inspired by a poem, verse, song lyric or story.

 

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Dawning Visions
Broadway Junction Elevated Evening Views
Subway Orange

 

 

 

HERE COMES THE EXPRESS (1975)- BT EXPRESS

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Alice in Ghettoland ~~ Depending or Not!

On By dancingpalmtreesIn Alice in Ghettoland, Brooklyn, DeBorah, DeBorah Ann Palmer, Uncategorized7 Comments

This post is not for the overly sensitive!  This is DeBorah Raw & Uncut!  

Ladies and Gents. Boys and Girls. Welcome to another addition of Alice in Ghettoland!

If you’re a Member of the Club for the Politically Correct please turn the channel now so as not to be offended.  In Living Color ain’t got nothing on me!

Now time for still more WTF New York moments. Guy on the street corner selling adult diapers for $2.00. I declined his offer. According to the Bodega owner he had just gotten out of the hospital and was selling his Brand X Depends. Now if the hospital gave you the diapers upon discharge apparently you need them? Am I right? Yes of course I am. As Always.

Now back to your regularly scheduled Wonder bread programs.

Goodnight Children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Price Beauty or Fame?

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Jacob Lawrence_Migration Series

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DAILY PROMPT

Price

What Price Beauty or Fame?

As many of you may know I work as a Security Officer in a museum so I am Blessed to be surrounded by Beautiful Works of Art all day long.  No matter which wing or section of the museum I am posted I always find artworks with limitless intrinsic value.

One of the many repetitive questions I get from museum visitors is “What is the most expensive painting/artwork in the museum?”  At first I was puzzled that one could be in a gallery full of Rembrandts, Vermeers, Caravaggio’s, John Singer Sargent, Manet, Monet, Degas or any of many gifted artists and seek only to know a price tag!  Well since I’ve now been working at the museum for eight years I’m used to the question and no longer offended. Still a bit puzzled but I suppose for some people it is human nature to want to know the cost.  I explain to the visitors that most of the artworks are donated to the museum, there are some purchases but very few.

I am not an artist. At least not a visual artist in that respect. Many of my fellow guards are artists. I highly respect them and artists throughout all ages and eras.  I admit to being a late blooming photographer and a frenetic writer!  I often introduce myself as a Writer masquerading as a museum security guard!!

 

Being possessed of a sensitive nature I absorb what’s around me. My favorite art in the museum are paintings. I feel paintings speak to me. They tell me a story.  Even landscapes and still lifes have some tale to impart to the viewer. Since my job can be monotonous and boring in between patron queries I allow the paintings to tell me their stories. Also as the Tour Guides and Docents introduce various genres of art and artists to the visiting public I’m there soaking up their wisdom like a sponge. Many times when I get home I’ll listen to art classes and studies which are readily available on YouTube.  When I can I may purchase a book or catalog on a specific exhibit or artist who has taken my fancy.

Many of these artists were not appreciated, famous or in some cases able to make a decent living via their art. Most only gained fame long after their deaths. Some who became famous during their lifetimes did not necessarily have happy lives.

One of the best things about working for a museum in New York is that my ID card enables me to get into any New York City museum for FREE!!  So all those trips to various museums you have read about cost me nothing except for the food and any item I purchase from the gift shops.

 

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