Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year C

“[B]lessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
~Luke 11:28
 
The Queen of Sheba shows up multiple times in the scriptures and in the religious writings of other religions. In 1 Kings 10 she visits Solomon seeking wisdom and ostensibly “testing” the spirits. Jesus will raise her up (the “Queen of the South”) as a model of faith for journeying “from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon” (Luke 11:31). Indeed, Jesus holds her up as a contrast to the generations of leaders and influencers who are not as inclined to open themselves to the Wisdom of the Ages, no matter where she (wisdom) appears and in what guise.
 
Openness and curiosity, humility and grace, radical belonging and welcome. These are the preoccupations and postures of goodness, well-being, and genuine faith—in Lent, and in all seasons.
 
Enter into worship.
 
Readings: 1 Kings 10:1-10, 13 † Psalm 131:1-3 † 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 † Luke 11:27-32
 
About the Art: Wesley, Frank, 1923-2002. Churinga (pure light, glory of God), from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=59222 [retrieved March 24, 2025]. Original source: Estate of Frank Wesley, http://www.frankwesleyart.com/main_page.htm.
 
About the Artist: Frank Wesley was born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh into a fifth generation Christian family of Hindu and Muslim descent. He belongs to the Lucknow school of painting. His paintings reflect this influence and that of the Chughtai school of painting that flourished in India at the turn of the century. Wesley made art based on both biblical and secular themes. He used water colours, oil paintings, miniatures and wooden carvings.

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