Together

A sumptuous background of gold was yesterday. Today, a varied landscape—both nobler and stimulating curiosity—more commonly serves as the setting. Gold’s lustre symbolized divine light, but things are more realistic nowadays: one can make out mountains, meadows, cities, rivers, forests and trees, people and animals.

A greyish, waist-high brick wall creates a feeling of security. Upon this wall rest fantastical architectural elements. The sides of this structure fall away into ruins, but that just underscores their Biblical antiquity.

In my honour a costly baldachin has been spanned above my throne. And my fur-lined red cape highlights me and my role.

We, Jesus and I, sit beneath a star-filled sky.

Joseph and the others have to make do with wooden kneelers. Still they are not poorly attired. To my right: Joseph, my protector, and Jesus’ foster father.

As you know, our relationship is somewhat formal.

The sandal that he has slipped off his right foot alludes to the sanctity of our encounters, not the opposite.