John Brack, Collins Street, 5pm (1955)
I passed a shop window today with an image of the infant Jesus posted behind a display of cosmetics. Not one for lipstick or facial cleansers, I didn’t notice much about what was on offer but I was taken with the image. Jesus had the complexion of an Islander from the South Pacific, was wrapped in a crocheted Chilean blanket, and was held in the black arms of an African mother.
When I came home I saw Milton’s link to JT’s ‘Some children see him’ and felt quite moved by it. So here it is, # 5 on the list:
songs for Advent 5
12/12/11
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