deus-meus-et-omnia:funeral-wreath:William Holman Hunt, The Light of the World (detail), 1853“Art ren
deus-meus-et-omnia:funeral-wreath:William Holman Hunt, The Light of the World (detail), 1853“Art renders a service in opening up some side of a great spiritual truth which we have never before fully realized. In Holman Hunt’s painting, The Light of the World, Christ is shown in a garden at midnight, holding a lantern in His left hand. With His right hand He is knocking on a heavily paneled door. When the painting was unveiled, a critic remarked to the painter, “Mr. Hunt, the work is unfinished. There is no handle on the door.” “That,” Hunt answered, “is the door to the human heart. It can be opened only from the inside.”Now we understand and apply to ourselves Jesus’ words: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come into him, and will abide with him, and he with me.” When we look upon this marvelous picture, we understand, as we have not understood before, the meaning of Christ’s words. He, the unseen, though ever-present guest, is standing just outside the door to every human heart seeking entrance. But the latch is on the inside. He cannot come in to be the shepherd of our souls until we lift the latch and bid Him to come in and abide with us.“ -- source link
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