king?

A king consults an anchorite. Beinecke MS 404 (Rothschild Canticles), Yale Library

The picture above is often associated with the visit of a king to an anchorite, hence illustrating the importance of anchorite spiritual counsel. But …

What if the picture is not a king but King Jesus? What is the picture is about the everyday encounter that the anchorite has with Jesus – the Jesus who is present to the anchorite as King?

I like both but King Jesus is very heart-warming to me.


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an absurd monk

… all voices sound different in solitude!

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