6. Think about it! (a) Why is the work of an iconographer said to be ‘a vocation’? (b) Read the following story. It is set on the Last Day or Judgment Day.
A group of people who had suff ered terribly in their own lives complained that, as far as they could see, God had led a very sheltered life. T ey said that, in order to qualify as our judge, God would have to know what our lives are really like.
God should have to live on Earth as a human being. T ey agreed that:
God should be born a Jew. He should be doubted by his family and betrayed by his friends. He should face false charges and be tried by a prejudiced jury in front of a hostile crowd. He should be mocked and tortured to death – and as he slowly dies, he should feel abandoned and alone.
When they had said this, a long silence followed. No one moved, for suddenly, they all realised that God had already served his sentence here on Earth.
What point does this story make about the Christian God?
