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"Before
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STATION TEN
Jesus is Stripped
Mixed media oilgraph on canvas with blood
36"x36"
Here
before all eyes, the soldiers stripped Jesus of everything. Even though
He was unable to even stand on His own, I believe the one thing they
could not take was His dignity.
We are asked to contemplate "Are you capable of being robbed
of your dignity? What is the one thing that cannot be taken from you?"
Scriptural references
Matthew 27:35
Mark 15:23-24
CAST
Jesus - Paolo Durazzo
Soldiers - Cameron Church, Howard Karesh (standing in)
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"The theatre of shame is seated
waiting
to pull the curtain
on your final dignity
an
ocean of eyes stare
in horror
in dark curiosity
and now some
for the first time
look away
legs
like breaking vines
you feel your tide
pull back from its shore
growing colder
and waiting for the great wave
that is to come
and crush your breath into the air
clothes
torn and gambled away
like trophies from a hunt
and there are no winners
(Father forgive...)
and how do you strip a God?
he chooses to let you"
-k.rolly
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