Emil Nolde (German, 1867–1956),  Dark Red Sea , ca. 1938 Mon Dieu, protégez-moi, mon navire est si petitet votre mer si grande! Lord, help me . . . Because my boat is so small, And your sea is so immense.   This anonymous prayer collected from a Breton sailor—or fisherman, as some anthologies cite—is found in Émile Souvestre,  Les derniers Bretons  (The Last Bretons), vol. 1 (Paris: Charpentier, 1836), p121. Though “boat” and “sea” were likely meant first and foremost literal

The Theological Virtues: Faith, Charity, Hope Italian (Umbrian) Painter, Italian This  Sunday’s lectionary reading  from the Epistles is 1 Corinthians 13:1–13, which presents the three "theological virtues." In this art, each of these virtues are represented by young women, accompanied by an attribute: at the feet of Faith a dog, a common symbol of fidelity; at the feet of Charity a pelican symbolic of Christ's sacrifice; and at the feet of Hope a phoenix, symbolizing Christ'