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Today's Gospel in Art - Build your house on rock


Drina House, built on river in 1968 © Drina, Serbia

Drina House, built on river in 1968 © Drina, Serbia

Gospel of 5th December 2019 - Matthew 7:21,24-27

Jesus said to his disciples: 'It is not those who say to me, "Lord, Lord," who will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. Therefore, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and hurled themselves against that house, and it did not fall: it was founded on rock. But everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and struck that house, and it fell; and what a fall it had!'

Reflection on the River House

The photograph is showing a house in Serbia which was built back in 1968 by a group of boys who wanted a spot to sunbathe while at the river. They constructed the house from wood boards reclaimed from a nearby shed that had been destroyed. Getting the material onto the rock which stands in the middle of a fast flowing river, was done by kayaks ......

To read on see: www.christianart.today/daily-gospel-reading/255

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