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CLICHÉS are a way of life. They the other writers honestly pour
keep us from having to reveal our out their true feelings, reflecting a
true selves. Rather than being a dynamic, powerful, and life-
vehicle for expressing true changing friendship with God. it is 'n skildery van Jesus skilder." Die bedelaar het geld
feelings, empty words often cover The psalmists confess their sins, met Sy dissipels aan tafel nodig gehad en daarom willig hy
up the real person. But genuine express their doubts and fears, Dbesig met die Nagmaal. Da in. Nadat Da Vinci klaar geskilder
relationships are built on honest ask God for help in times of Vinci het dit teen die muur van die het, draai hy om en sê: "Hierdie
communication where we share trouble, and they praise and eetsaal van die Dominikaanse skildery gaan een van die groot-
with others who we really are. It is worship Him. klooster in Milaan geskilder. Die stes wees. Stem jy saam?"
only when honest feelings are As you read the Book of Psalms, skildery het 21 jaar geneem om te Die bedelaar kyk nie eens op nie…
shared that real people can be you will hear believers crying out voltooi. Toe sê Da Vinci: "Haai, ek praat
known, loved, and helped at the to God from the depths of despair, Leonardo Da Vinci het vir elkeen met jou! Ek sê, hierdie gaan een
deepest levels. and you will hear them singing to van daardie persone op die skil- van die bekendste skilderye ooit
Often, patterns of superficial Him in the heights of celebration. dery 'n lewende model gebruik, in die geskiedenis wees."
communication spill over into our But whether despairing or iemand wat daar gesit en poseer Nog kyk die bedelaar nie op nie.
talks with God. We easily slide rejoicing, you will always hear het. Toe kom hy by die middelste Uiteindelik slaag Da Vinci daarin
through well-worn lines recited them sharing honest feelings with persoon in die skildery, dié van om hom te laat opkyk, en sien hoe
for decades, or we quickly toss a their God. Jesus Christus, en hy soek amper daar trane oor die man se wange
cliché or two at God and call it B e c a u s e o f t h e h o n e s t y 'n jaar lank na 'n geskikte persoon. rol.
Eendag in die strate van Napels
"En nou? Hoekom huil jy?" Die
prayer. expressed by the psalmists, men loop hy 'n jongman raak. Toe hy man sê: "Meneer Da Vinci, weet u
There is no doubt that God hears and women throughout history hom sien, weet hy, dis die man. Hy wie ek is? Ek is dieselfde man wat
and understands these feeble have come, again and again, to versoek hom om te kom sodat hy 10 jaar gelede vir jou geposeer het
attempts, but by limiting the depth the Book of Psalms for comfort hom kon skilder. toe jy JESUS geskilder het.
of our communication, we during times of struggle and Nege jaar later, kom hy by die Dieselfde mens, maar weens 'n
become shallow in our relation- distress. And with the psalmists, laaste figuur, Judas Iskariot, die grief wat ek teenoor 'n familielid in
ship with God. But He knows us, they have risen from the depths of verraaier, die leuenaar, die dief. Hy my hart gedra het as gevolg van ‘n
and He wants to have genuine despair to new heights of joy and soek byna 'n jaar en 'n half na die onreg wat hy my aangedoen het,
communication with us. praise as they also discovered the regte persoon. Eendag, in die het my voorkoms só verander dat
At the centre of the Bible is the power of God's everlasting love agterstrate van Rome, gooi hy 'n jy my nou gebruik het om JUDAS
Book of Psalms. This great and forgiveness. Let the honesty muntstuk in 'n bedelaar se hand. te skilder."
collection of songs and prayers of the psalmists guide you into a Toe hy opkyk, weet Da Vinci - dit is Griewe maak ons stadig maar
expresses the heart and soul of more deep and genuine relation- die man! Hy sien die bedrog, die seker van binne dood. Maak vrede
humanity. In them, the whole ship with God! leuens, die verbittering op sy met elkeen teen wie jy 'n grief dra.
range of human experiences is [From: Life Application Bible, gesig. Gebed: "Here, help my om my
expressed. There are no clichés Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Hy sê: "Luister, ek betaal jou as jy naaste te vergewe soos u my
in this Book. Instead, David and 1988]. vir my sal poseer. Ek moet iemand vergewe het.” - Oorgeneem