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	Paint as you can, not as you think you should.		Paint as you can, not as you think you should.

	The most revered icons are not necessarily the most technically perfect. Rather, they have a quality that I can only describe as ~~â€˜soul~~.’		The most revered icons are not necessarily the most technically perfect. Rather, they have a quality that I can only describe as ‘soul.’

	Don’t compare your work with others.		Don’t compare your work with others.
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	Allow yourself to appreciate the beauty that has come through your hands and your heart.		Allow yourself to appreciate the beauty that has come through your hands and your heart.

	Don’t point out the ~~â€˜flaws’~~ in your work to others; it will rob them of joy.		Don’t point out the ‘flaws’ in your work to others; it will rob them of joy.

	Skillful simplicity is the sign of a real master. The best iconographers understood that less is really more. Don’t allow embellishments and details to divert attention from the essentials.”		Skillful simplicity is the sign of a real master. The best iconographers understood that less is really more. Don’t allow embellishments and details to divert attention from the essentials.”
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	“One way to pray with an icon is simply to look at it. I’m referring to a particular kind of looking.		“One way to pray with an icon is simply to look at it. I’m referring to a particular kind of looking.

	In our culture, we frequently look but don’t actually see. We give things the ~~â€˜once~~ over,’ scanning to obtain information. We view what we’re looking at as an object, something to download, sort, define, use and eventually, delete from our files. (â€¦)		In our culture, we frequently look but don’t actually see. We give things the ‘once over,’ scanning to obtain information. We view what we’re looking at as an object, something to download, sort, define, use and eventually, delete from our files. (â€¦)

	When you come to look at an icon, give yourself entirely to the experience. Let your gaze rest on the icon until you see not just what you think you see (or want to see). (â€¦) Gaze until you can see it, not just with eyes or intellect, but with your soul and heart as well.		When you come to look at an icon, give yourself entirely to the experience. Let your gaze rest on the icon until you see not just what you think you see (or want to see). (â€¦) Gaze until you can see it, not just with eyes or intellect, but with your soul and heart as well.

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 ==Seeing the Invisible==
 To see the invisible is to see God where He appears absent.
 We have to be able to see what others cannotâ€”or do not know how toâ€”see.

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	This was the theme for Srodowisko events in 2011.		This was the theme for Srodowisko events in 2011.

			==Project Teams==
	; First Event (July 3-8, 2011)		; First Event (July 3-8, 2011)
	: Team names: Team Leone, Team Rufino, Team Angelo, Team Masseo, Team Giacomina		: Team names: Team Leone, Team Rufino, Team Angelo, Team Masseo, Team Giacomina
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	: Team names: Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, Rome		: Team names: Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, Rome

	== Seeing the Invisible ==		==Seeing the Invisible==
	To see the invisible is to see God where He appears absent.		To see the invisible is to see God where He appears absent.
	We have to be able to see what others cannotâ€”or do not know how toâ€”see.		We have to be able to see what others cannotâ€”or do not know how toâ€”see.
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	* The desert is a place of absence and presence.		* The desert is a place of absence and presence.

			==Icons==
	== Icons ==
	Eikon means image, likeness, portrait.		Eikon means image, likeness, portrait.
	It involves a process through which the artist enters into dialogue with the prototype. (Nes, 7)		It involves a process through which the artist enters into dialogue with the prototype. (Nes, 7)
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	Christ gazes at us. He is completely present to us.		Christ gazes at us. He is completely present to us.

			==Writing Icons==
	== Writing Icons ==		See [[Icons]].
	[[Icons]]

	[[Category:Środowisko]]		[[Category:Środowisko]]
	[[Category:Event Themes]]		[[Category:Event Themes]]

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Writing Icons

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	* The Hebrew people enter the promised land without entering it because Moses remains behind. The land must be welcomed as a gift, never as conquest, so they must enter without entering.		* The Hebrew people enter the promised land without entering it because Moses remains behind. The land must be welcomed as a gift, never as conquest, so they must enter without entering.
	* The desert is a place of absence and presence.		* The desert is a place of absence and presence.


			== Icons ==
			Eikon means image, likeness, portrait.
			It involves a process through which the artist enters into dialogue with the prototype. (Nes, 7)
			The prototype is made present by the icon.

			In the late 10th century, Prince Vladimir of Kievâ€¦
			â€œWe only know that God dwells there among men and that their service is fairer than the cerimonies of other nations. We did not know whether we were in heaven or earth. We cannot forget such beauty.â€ (Martin, 21)

			St. John Damascene: â€œHow can the invisible be depicted? How does one picture the inconceivable? How can one draw what is limitless, immeasurable, infinite? How can a form be given to the formless? How does one paint the bodiless? How can you describe what is a mystery?â€
			The Incarnation is the reason why making images is ok.

			Colossians 1:15: He is the image (eikon) of the invisible God.
			John 14:8-9: Philip said to him, â€œMaster, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.â€ Jesus said to him, â€œHave I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.â€
			Philip wants an Exodus theophany, but he has the â€œeikon of the invisible Godâ€ in front of him and doesnâ€™t realize it. We have to learn to see whatâ€™s in front of us and the reality thatâ€™s bigger than it. We have to learn a certain kind of â€œlookingâ€ and â€œseeingâ€.

			Fourth Council of Costantinople (8th ecumenical): â€œWhat the written word proclaims through letters, iconography proclaims and represents through colors.â€ The icon is the gospel in line and color.

			Christ gazes at us. He is completely present to us.

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	== Writing Icons ==		== Writing Icons ==
			[[Icons]]
	~~; Day 1. Sunday evening.~~

	~~While you are completing these steps, think about which image you would like to paint and for whom you will offer your work and prayer.~~

	~~Step 1: Sand the edges, sides, and surface of the board.~~

	~~Step 2: Apply a layer of gesso, brushing it on in several directionsâ€”for example, in â€œxâ€-shaped strokes. Donâ€™t use up-and-down strokes.~~

	~~Step 3: When the gesso has dried, sand the board.~~

	~~Step 4: Repeat steps 2 and 3.~~

	~~Step 5: Apply a 3rd layer of gesso, and when itâ€™s dry, sand the board with a brown paper bag.~~

	[[Category:Środowisko]]		[[Category:Środowisko]]
	[[Category:Event Themes]]		[[Category:Event Themes]]

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	We will create icons, which are often called a "window to eternity", and we’ll learn about this method of prayer aimed at focusing the heart on what is unseen but real. From our contemplative moments of creative personal prayer, we will turn to working together, applying the same focus and energy it takes to make an icon to our projects, using media to communicate our shared faith.		We will create icons, which are often called a "window to eternity", and we’ll learn about this method of prayer aimed at focusing the heart on what is unseen but real. From our contemplative moments of creative personal prayer, we will turn to working together, applying the same focus and energy it takes to make an icon to our projects, using media to communicate our shared faith.

	We will reflect on the Scriptures and learn that "seeing" God often means "hearing" Him ~~firstâ€”having~~ an open heart that allows God's grace to transform our way of seeing things and to see Him present in the events of our lives.		We will reflect on the Scriptures and learn that "seeing" God often means "hearing" Him first — having an open heart that allows God's grace to transform our way of seeing things and to see Him present in the events of our lives.

	This week will also be a time to listen to one another and to insights gained from the journey, a time of retreat, a media workshop, a time of campfire fun, a time to be together, a time to pray alone... an experience patterned on the "srodowisko" of Pope John Paul ~~IIâ€”vacations~~ lived as vocation, called to grow and go deeper in God.		This week will also be a time to listen to one another and to insights gained from the journey, a time of retreat, a media workshop, a time of campfire fun, a time to be together, a time to pray alone... an experience patterned on the "srodowisko" of Pope John Paul II — vacations lived as vocation, called to grow and go deeper in God.

	;SUNDAY		;SUNDAY
	“An icon is ~~notâ€”and cannotâ€”be~~ created by the sheer force of will. Seek to become an instrument through which God can create something wonderful. For this to happen, you may have to suspend judgments, letting go of your need to create the best icon this world has ever seen. While you’re at it, let go the fear of creating something ghastly. Keep in mind that an icon is a prayer and only God can judge the quality of a prayer. Therefore be gentle with yourself and what you are about to create.”		“An icon is not — and cannot — be created by the sheer force of will. Seek to become an instrument through which God can create something wonderful. For this to happen, you may have to suspend judgments, letting go of your need to create the best icon this world has ever seen. While you’re at it, let go the fear of creating something ghastly. Keep in mind that an icon is a prayer and only God can judge the quality of a prayer. Therefore be gentle with yourself and what you are about to create.”

	During your icon writing, ask yourself:		During your icon writing, ask yourself:
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	“Icons aren’t meant to reflect our perceived reality. Indeed, they are purposefully rendered in a structured way that communicates that things are very different from God’s perspective. Iconography (â€¦) strives to convey invisible reality in a visible form. The two areas where this is most evident is in the dematerialization of the figures and the use of inverse perspective.		“Icons aren’t meant to reflect our perceived reality. Indeed, they are purposefully rendered in a structured way that communicates that things are very different from God’s perspective. Iconography (â€¦) strives to convey invisible reality in a visible form. The two areas where this is most evident is in the dematerialization of the figures and the use of inverse perspective.

	The term “dematerialization” means rendering figures so that they’re “transparent,” almost lyrical. (â€¦) Think, for a moment, about the stories of encounters with Jesus after the resurrection. In almost every instance, the people to whom he revealed himself didn’t recognize the risen Christ. (â€¦) Jesus was already in the transfigured, glorified state, quite different than his friends had known him in life. Like Jesus in his glorified body, people portrayed in an icon are supposed to ~~beâ€”and lookâ€”different~~ than they might have looked in real life. They are still human, but they are also transformed by the glory of God. That’s what sets an icon apart from a photograph or a portrait. (â€¦)		The term “dematerialization” means rendering figures so that they’re “transparent,” almost lyrical. (â€¦) Think, for a moment, about the stories of encounters with Jesus after the resurrection. In almost every instance, the people to whom he revealed himself didn’t recognize the risen Christ. (â€¦) Jesus was already in the transfigured, glorified state, quite different than his friends had known him in life. Like Jesus in his glorified body, people portrayed in an icon are supposed to be — and look — different than they might have looked in real life. They are still human, but they are also transformed by the glory of God. That’s what sets an icon apart from a photograph or a portrait. (â€¦)

	In our everyday lives, the further an object is from us, the smaller it appears to be. But in an icon, this perspective is reversed; things appear to get bigger. Instead of a vanishing point out there, somewhere on the horizon, we become the vanishing point. (â€¦) [We become] less than all that we take in. We are no longer the center of the ~~universeâ€”God~~ and God’s reality are.”		In our everyday lives, the further an object is from us, the smaller it appears to be. But in an icon, this perspective is reversed; things appear to get bigger. Instead of a vanishing point out there, somewhere on the horizon, we become the vanishing point. (â€¦) [We become] less than all that we take in. We are no longer the center of the universe — God and God’s reality are.”

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	==Costacurta==		==Costacurta==
	To see the invisible is to see God where He appears absent.		To see the invisible is to see God where He appears absent.
	We have to be able to see what others ~~cannotâ€”or~~ do not know how ~~toâ€”see~~.		We have to be able to see what others cannot — or do not know how to — see.
	Seeing the invisible is about seeing the paradox.		Seeing the invisible is about seeing the paradox.

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	Blessing passes through what appears to be a curse.		Blessing passes through what appears to be a curse.

	In the Old Testament, the closer Israel draws near to the fulfillment of the promise, the smaller the signs seem to ~~getâ€”that’s~~ because the signs must leave space for the reality. What we see is at a minimum. It’s like this in our lives, too.		In the Old Testament, the closer Israel draws near to the fulfillment of the promise, the smaller the signs seem to get — that’s because the signs must leave space for the reality. What we see is at a minimum. It’s like this in our lives, too.

	At Horeb-Sinai, the phenomena associated with the Exodus theophanies pass by Elijah, but the Lord is not in them; instead, He comes to Elijah in a “voice of impalpable silence”. This is part of the paradox of the mystery.		At Horeb-Sinai, the phenomena associated with the Exodus theophanies pass by Elijah, but the Lord is not in them; instead, He comes to Elijah in a “voice of impalpable silence”. This is part of the paradox of the mystery.
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	* The stars, which are a sign of the blessing Abraham will receive, can only be seen in the dark.		* The stars, which are a sign of the blessing Abraham will receive, can only be seen in the dark.
	* Abraham is always a foreigner in the land given to him by God.		* Abraham is always a foreigner in the land given to him by God.
	* When Abraham extends his hand to sacrifice Isaac, Isaac continues to live, but he dies as a possession. For Abraham, Isaac is no longer “his”. Abraham must enter into true ~~paternityâ€”by~~ renouncing Isaac as possession, he enters into this.		* When Abraham extends his hand to sacrifice Isaac, Isaac continues to live, but he dies as a possession. For Abraham, Isaac is no longer “his”. Abraham must enter into true paternity — by renouncing Isaac as possession, he enters into this.
	* Jacob steals the blessing of the firstborn, and so, he must marry the firstborn, Leah.		* Jacob steals the blessing of the firstborn, and so, he must marry the firstborn, Leah.
	* In order to win, it is necessary to lose. Blessed but wounded, Jacob receives the name “God wins”. He won, but he lost.		* In order to win, it is necessary to lose. Blessed but wounded, Jacob receives the name “God wins”. He won, but he lost.
	* God does not accept sin; instead, he transforms it into grace.		* God does not accept sin; instead, he transforms it into grace.
	* The burning bush does not ~~burnâ€”it~~ is not consumed.		* The burning bush does not burn — it is not consumed.
	* Moses can only see the sign that confirms his mission (that he’s been sent to lead his people out of Egypt) when he’s completed it (after they have left Egypt).		* Moses can only see the sign that confirms his mission (that he’s been sent to lead his people out of Egypt) when he’s completed it (after they have left Egypt).
	* The Hebrew people enter the promised land without entering it because Moses remains behind. The land must be welcomed as a gift, never as conquest, so they must enter without entering.		* The Hebrew people enter the promised land without entering it because Moses remains behind. The land must be welcomed as a gift, never as conquest, so they must enter without entering.

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	How do we do this? The paradox of "seeing the invisible" is our reflection for this week.		How do we do this? The paradox of "seeing the invisible" is our reflection for this week.

	We will create icons, which are often called a "window to eternity", and ~~weâ€™ll~~ learn about this method of prayer aimed at focusing the heart on what is unseen but real. From our contemplative moments of creative personal prayer, we will turn to working together, applying the same focus and energy it takes to make an icon to our projects, using media to communicate our shared faith.		We will create icons, which are often called a "window to eternity", and we’ll learn about this method of prayer aimed at focusing the heart on what is unseen but real. From our contemplative moments of creative personal prayer, we will turn to working together, applying the same focus and energy it takes to make an icon to our projects, using media to communicate our shared faith.

	We will reflect on the Scriptures and learn that "seeing" God often means "hearing" Him firstâ€”having an open heart that allows God's grace to transform our way of seeing things and to see Him present in the events of our lives.		We will reflect on the Scriptures and learn that "seeing" God often means "hearing" Him firstâ€”having an open heart that allows God's grace to transform our way of seeing things and to see Him present in the events of our lives.
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	;SUNDAY		;SUNDAY
	“An icon is notâ€”and cannotâ€”be created by the sheer force of will. Seek to become an instrument through which God can create something wonderful. For this to happen, you may have to suspend judgments, letting go of your need to create the best icon this world has ever seen. While ~~youâ€™re~~ at it, let go the fear of creating something ghastly. Keep in mind that an icon is a prayer and only God can judge the quality of a prayer. Therefore be gentle with yourself and what you are about to create.”		“An icon is notâ€”and cannotâ€”be created by the sheer force of will. Seek to become an instrument through which God can create something wonderful. For this to happen, you may have to suspend judgments, letting go of your need to create the best icon this world has ever seen. While you’re at it, let go the fear of creating something ghastly. Keep in mind that an icon is a prayer and only God can judge the quality of a prayer. Therefore be gentle with yourself and what you are about to create.”

	During your icon writing, ask yourself:		During your icon writing, ask yourself:
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	Why do many iconographers say that they “write” icons?		Why do many iconographers say that they “write” icons?

	“Many iconographers use the term “writing icons” when they speak of what they do (â€¦). With icons we proclaim ~~Godâ€™s~~ truth in colors and lines instead of words. Our action is similar to the monks of the middle ages who faithfully transcribed the Scriptures. (â€¦)		“Many iconographers use the term “writing icons” when they speak of what they do (â€¦). With icons we proclaim God’s truth in colors and lines instead of words. Our action is similar to the monks of the middle ages who faithfully transcribed the Scriptures. (â€¦)
	As I understand it, the original language spoken by Eastern Christians had only one word to express the act of marking a surface to communicate a message. In Greek this word is “graphia” and can mean either to write or to paint (in the modern sense of those words).”		As I understand it, the original language spoken by Eastern Christians had only one word to express the act of marking a surface to communicate a message. In Greek this word is “graphia” and can mean either to write or to paint (in the modern sense of those words).”

	;MONDAY		;MONDAY
	“Icons ~~arenâ€™t~~ meant to reflect our perceived reality. Indeed, they are purposefully rendered in a structured way that communicates that things are very different from ~~Godâ€™s~~ perspective. Iconography (â€¦) strives to convey invisible reality in a visible form. The two areas where this is most evident is in the dematerialization of the figures and the use of inverse perspective.		“Icons aren’t meant to reflect our perceived reality. Indeed, they are purposefully rendered in a structured way that communicates that things are very different from God’s perspective. Iconography (â€¦) strives to convey invisible reality in a visible form. The two areas where this is most evident is in the dematerialization of the figures and the use of inverse perspective.

	The term “dematerialization” means rendering figures so that ~~theyâ€™re~~ “transparent,” almost lyrical. (â€¦) Think, for a moment, about the stories of encounters with Jesus after the resurrection. In almost every instance, the people to whom he revealed himself ~~didnâ€™t~~ recognize the risen Christ. (â€¦) Jesus was already in the transfigured, glorified state, quite different than his friends had known him in life. Like Jesus in his glorified body, people portrayed in an icon are supposed to beâ€”and lookâ€”different than they might have looked in real life. They are still human, but they are also transformed by the glory of God. ~~Thatâ€™s~~ what sets an icon apart from a photograph or a portrait. (â€¦)		The term “dematerialization” means rendering figures so that they’re “transparent,” almost lyrical. (â€¦) Think, for a moment, about the stories of encounters with Jesus after the resurrection. In almost every instance, the people to whom he revealed himself didn’t recognize the risen Christ. (â€¦) Jesus was already in the transfigured, glorified state, quite different than his friends had known him in life. Like Jesus in his glorified body, people portrayed in an icon are supposed to beâ€”and lookâ€”different than they might have looked in real life. They are still human, but they are also transformed by the glory of God. That’s what sets an icon apart from a photograph or a portrait. (â€¦)

	In our everyday lives, the further an object is from us, the smaller it appears to be. But in an icon, this perspective is reversed; things appear to get bigger. Instead of a vanishing point out there, somewhere on the horizon, we become the vanishing point. (â€¦) [We become] less than all that we take in. We are no longer the center of the universeâ€”God and ~~Godâ€™s~~ reality are.”		In our everyday lives, the further an object is from us, the smaller it appears to be. But in an icon, this perspective is reversed; things appear to get bigger. Instead of a vanishing point out there, somewhere on the horizon, we become the vanishing point. (â€¦) [We become] less than all that we take in. We are no longer the center of the universeâ€”God and God’s reality are.”

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	Ask the one whom you are painting to be present to you. Ask him or her for help.		Ask the one whom you are painting to be present to you. Ask him or her for help.

	~~“Donâ€™t~~ futz! Do your very best at every stage and then let it go. There will be other chances to do it better.		“Don’t futz! Do your very best at every stage and then let it go. There will be other chances to do it better.

	After all the fretting over a difficult challenge, just pick up your brush and try.		After all the fretting over a difficult challenge, just pick up your brush and try.
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	Paint as you can, not as you think you should.		Paint as you can, not as you think you should.

	The most revered icons are not necessarily the most technically perfect. Rather, they have a quality that I can only describe as â€˜soul.~~â€™~~		The most revered icons are not necessarily the most technically perfect. Rather, they have a quality that I can only describe as â€˜soul.’

	~~Donâ€™t~~ compare your work with others.		Don’t compare your work with others.

	Allow yourself to appreciate the beauty that has come through your hands and your heart.		Allow yourself to appreciate the beauty that has come through your hands and your heart.

	~~Donâ€™t~~ point out the ~~â€˜flawsâ€™~~ in your work to others; it will rob them of joy.		Don’t point out the â€˜flaws’ in your work to others; it will rob them of joy.

	Skillful simplicity is the sign of a real master. The best iconographers understood that less is really more. ~~Donâ€™t~~ allow embellishments and details to divert attention from the essentials.”		Skillful simplicity is the sign of a real master. The best iconographers understood that less is really more. Don’t allow embellishments and details to divert attention from the essentials.”

	;THURSDAY and FRIDAY		;THURSDAY and FRIDAY
	“One way to pray with an icon is simply to look at it. ~~Iâ€™m~~ referring to a particular kind of looking.		“One way to pray with an icon is simply to look at it. I’m referring to a particular kind of looking.

	In our culture, we frequently look but ~~donâ€™t~~ actually see. We give things the â€˜once over,~~â€™~~ scanning to obtain information. We view what ~~weâ€™re~~ looking at as an object, something to download, sort, define, use and eventually, delete from our files. (â€¦)		In our culture, we frequently look but don’t actually see. We give things the â€˜once over,’ scanning to obtain information. We view what we’re looking at as an object, something to download, sort, define, use and eventually, delete from our files. (â€¦)

	When you come to look at an icon, give yourself entirely to the experience. Let your gaze rest on the icon until you see not just what you think you see (or want to see). (â€¦) Gaze until you can see it, not just with eyes or intellect, but with your soul and heart as well.		When you come to look at an icon, give yourself entirely to the experience. Let your gaze rest on the icon until you see not just what you think you see (or want to see). (â€¦) Gaze until you can see it, not just with eyes or intellect, but with your soul and heart as well.
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	Blessing passes through what appears to be a curse.		Blessing passes through what appears to be a curse.

	In the Old Testament, the closer Israel draws near to the fulfillment of the promise, the smaller the signs seem to ~~getâ€”thatâ€™s~~ because the signs must leave space for the reality. What we see is at a minimum. ~~Itâ€™s~~ like this in our lives, too.		In the Old Testament, the closer Israel draws near to the fulfillment of the promise, the smaller the signs seem to getâ€”that’s because the signs must leave space for the reality. What we see is at a minimum. It’s like this in our lives, too.

	At Horeb-Sinai, the phenomena associated with the Exodus theophanies pass by Elijah, but the Lord is not in them; instead, He comes to Elijah in a “voice of impalpable silence”. This is part of the paradox of the mystery.		At Horeb-Sinai, the phenomena associated with the Exodus theophanies pass by Elijah, but the Lord is not in them; instead, He comes to Elijah in a “voice of impalpable silence”. This is part of the paradox of the mystery.
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	* God does not accept sin; instead, he transforms it into grace.		* God does not accept sin; instead, he transforms it into grace.
	* The burning bush does not burnâ€”it is not consumed.		* The burning bush does not burnâ€”it is not consumed.
	* Moses can only see the sign that confirms his mission (that ~~heâ€™s~~ been sent to lead his people out of Egypt) when ~~heâ€™s~~ completed it (after they have left Egypt).		* Moses can only see the sign that confirms his mission (that he’s been sent to lead his people out of Egypt) when he’s completed it (after they have left Egypt).
	* The Hebrew people enter the promised land without entering it because Moses remains behind. The land must be welcomed as a gift, never as conquest, so they must enter without entering.		* The Hebrew people enter the promised land without entering it because Moses remains behind. The land must be welcomed as a gift, never as conquest, so they must enter without entering.
	* The desert is a place of absence and presence.		* The desert is a place of absence and presence.
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	Colossians 1:15: He is the image (eikon) of the invisible God.		Colossians 1:15: He is the image (eikon) of the invisible God.
	John 14:8-9: Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”		John 14:8-9: Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”
	Philip wants an Exodus theophany, but he has the “eikon of the invisible God” in front of him and ~~doesnâ€™t~~ realize it. We have to learn to see ~~whatâ€™s~~ in front of us and the reality ~~thatâ€™s~~ bigger than it. We have to learn a certain kind of “looking” and “seeing”.		Philip wants an Exodus theophany, but he has the “eikon of the invisible God” in front of him and doesn’t realize it. We have to learn to see what’s in front of us and the reality that’s bigger than it. We have to learn a certain kind of “looking” and “seeing”.

	Fourth Council of Costantinople (8th ecumenical): “What the written word proclaims through letters, iconography proclaims and represents through colors.” The icon is the gospel in line and color.		Fourth Council of Costantinople (8th ecumenical): “What the written word proclaims through letters, iconography proclaims and represents through colors.” The icon is the gospel in line and color.

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