If you have a good suggestion, drop it in the comments.
Meanwhile, a few words on scars…
UPDATE: Now I’m thinking… convinced really… that the art up top of this post is AI generated. And that’s why it is the way it is, a kind of it means all things to all people kind of thing, relativism… I mean, it’s not something I would ever put in a church… Compare that to the following artistry:
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ARISE! LET US BE GOING! 
“They are not coming for Me; they are coming for You.” Donald J.
Not one will be lost
Be not afraid, I have found you, my lost one.
I see the wolves as symbolic of the wicked on the undeterred prowl for the ruin of souls.
They were beaten to it by Jesus’ rescue/save of this lost one. They are looking beyond this defeat for the next prey.
Hmm. I like your take. It fits. I’m still obstinately occupied by the missing staff. [frown]
–Trigger warning! Party pooper from your HOA, ahead–
This work has great composition, but the composition undermines the subjects and matter at hand. It is well intentioned, but confused.
Jesus is facing the same way as the wolves which suggests that he had to run to this spot to save the lamb ahead of the wolves. where’s his staff? Lamb? I get it, but it is confusing because Jesus is the lamb of God, is he saving himself? How to depict a sheep without causing this confusion was a challenge the artist seemed to have missed or anticipated.
These are some disinterested wolves. I almost want to say that these wolves aren’t aiming for the lamb or Jesus. Remove the image of the lamb and one might think that the wolves are defending Jesus or waiting for his “go.”
Remove the wolves, and one would assume that the threat is coming from the right (it clashes with being on God’s right-hand), at best, or that the lamb does not wish to be picked up by Jesus, at the worst.
All these things, together look well placed, but upon analyses, looks contrived to my sensibilities.
If this were a photograph, my first thought would be “photoshopped!”
Yes, I over-think a lot of things. Charism or curse? You decide.
The problem is that in real life things are never as they seem. Behold, my betrayer is at hand, and I let him get that close, but the lamb is still safe.
Thanks 007 for your HOA warning, ha. This depiction of Jesus bothers me too for some reason…somebody, tell me why!
As for a caption? “I still got your back” But I feel very disrespectful somehow, saying that.
Father, I have never pictured you to be a dangerous or dishonest person, but the program that I use to fend off the riff-raff and bad guys blocked your post. I had to give you a special dispensation to receive the very beautiful post. Thank you for sending it. Oh, by the way, it did not approve of WordPress either. Freedom of Speech!??!
My suggestion for a caption: Greater Love No Man Hath
p.s. I miss Aussie Mum and her perspective.
me too.
Sheen hit exactly upon what is wrong with this image for me! Jesus saving himself? No! The mockers at the crucifixion taunted “save yourself!” How repugnant to me since Jesus was already “slain from the foundation of the world.” Jesus said, himself (I paraphrase), “this is the purpose for which I was sent.” Thank you, Archbishop Sheen.
Snapshots are deceptive, but therein lies…
Quite right, Father. Deep down, I am still scandalized by the cross?
File under: scandalized by the cross -OR- forgive me, Father, for I have sinned
I confess that my comment “I am,deep down, still…” I was being too clever by half! Even after you showed great patience with me, Father.
Recall a scene in the movie “Tootsie” where Dustin Hoffman is having a phone conversation with Bill Murray about Murray’s play.
Hoffman: So what did you decide about the neck-tie scene? Are you doing it with, or without the necktie? What? With the necktie? But the necktie is what’s wrong with the necktie scene! lose the necktie, and ya got something!
So this art work, to me, is the “neck-tie” scene without the “necktie.” The neck-tie being the cross. I am not scandalized by the cross. The artist, I charge, is scandalized by the cross. I know, a bold statement!
I see the missing staff in this “Good Shepherd” picture, as the wood of the cross. You need it. Our savior on the cross. The Good Shepherd with His staff.
This artwork, to me, is without context like the slogan “Jesus saves.” No mention of our sin, our cross, our suffering – much less repentance. Look at the background – completely blank. No context. We’re not getting the whole picture.
Here’s my caption:
Jesus saves.
I repeat “What has gotten into me? I’m speaking with parrhesia, here.
Almost wondering if the artist wanted to say that that’s what crucified Him: we don’t know what we do… There is a bit of blood… Like he was tackled first…
Yes. I can see that. Yes. I concede that.
Yet I’m not sure
Father, you have never impressed me as a danger, but the program that is supposed to warn me against bad guys blocked your message. I had to give you a special dispensation to enjoy this beautiful message.
Heh! Oh, Father is a high-value target, and most dangerous to be around!
Well, Father, you had me totally bamboozled!
Another perspective:
Jesus to that football kicker “They tried to tear me to pieces too. You’re in good company friend.”
If you look closely at what must be Jesus’ left knee, there is something that appears to be sticking out of His knee. Like a small knife or dart. Does anyone else see this? What is that supposed to be?
Good catch, Joisy Goil! Possessing the new information of the possibility that we are captioning an AI-generated image, I’ll be so bold as to say:
That, right there, could be what is called an artifact. This artifact was part of the original image from which this part (Jesus) was imported, into the new image – a collage. This artifact belongs to something else. That something else being an idea, but the blending process preserved it as an integral part of the knee.