Variations On A Theme
After finding this display on a church wall, I began to think that every Christian has had a different experience, even those who have spent most of their lives within the same congregation. Some are conservative and structured like the simple wooden crosses. Some revolve around children like those crosses behind the image of the praying child. Some are lacy and some are flowery. A few crosses are small and barely visible and one cross in particular has a strong eastern orthodox influence. So much variety, but like the large layered cross in the center, they all focus on the risen Christ.
Variations on a theme.
Horeb
The Hebrews knew it as חֹרֵב. In Greek, χωρηβ. We know it today as Sinai. It is the mountain from where the Ten Commandments were given to the Israelites. The bush that burned without being consumed. It is the place where the preincarnate Christ spoke to Moses.
The steeple of Saint Luke’s Methodist Church overlooks the Olympic Peninsula from a hillside in Bremerton. The sun dropped below the horizon while illuminating a cloud lingering over the mountains. I couldn’t help but think of what the Israelites saw while Moses was in the presence of God.
Horeb
I used a Mamiya M645 fitted with a 70mm f/2.8 Mamiya Sekor lens. The image was recorded on Fujichrome Velvia 100 film. I forgot to record the exposure. I can’t imagine why.
