Peter G Kimble

One form of the ascetic Christian life is called foolishness for the sake of Christ. The fool-for-Christ set for himself the task of battling within himself the root of all sin, pride. In order to accomplish this he took on an unusual style of life, appearing as someone bereft of his mental faculties, thus bringing upon himself the ridicule of others. In addition he exposed the evil in the world through metaphorical and symbolic words and actions. He took this ascetic endeavor upon himself in order to humble himself and to also more effectively influence others, since most people respond to the usual ordinary sermon with indifference. The spiritual feat of foolishness for Christ was especially widespread in Russia.

Hey though my brothers and sisters, before you read about some righteous fools for Christ, here is some art from the unworthy foolish artist for Christ, yours truly.

                                   First something from Maisy dog.

 

                                                    Is it only in English, mans best friend, dog
                                                    backwards is God? Ay up lads and lassies,
                                                    be nice or get growled at.


          Here are my latest works for you. Painted on A4 and A5 paper.  Abstract not to detract from the
    tangible, but to give our minds over to the intangible where our hearts find their rightful home.    

                                       You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.

                                        In wars, boy, fools kill other fools for foolish causes.
                                        Fools in their desire for equality desire this right for girls.

 Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

                     
                   Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.

                                      To be obscure is not necessarily to be irrelevant.

                       The first cut may be the deepest, but the following three are close behind.

                                    Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain--and most do.
                                      If I ask you about my work, try to feel before thinking!
                                         Still I havent asked you yet! Enjoy or dont is a great
                                               freedom and it really is your choice.

                               The attitude of gratitude is a wonderful thing to foster and promote.

                                             Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

 Don't look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my paintings until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them.

  

                    

“There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.”
― George W. Bush

Isidora, Fool-for-Christ

May 10 is the Commemoration of Saint Isidora, Fool-for-Christ.

                    

“Saint Isidora, Fool-for-Christ, struggled in the Tabenna monastery in Egypt during the sixth century. Taking upon herself the feat of folly, she acted like one insane, and did not eat food with the other sisters of the monastery. Many of them regarded her with contempt, but Isidora bore all this with great patience and meekness, blessing God for everything.
She worked in the kitchen and fulfilled the dirtiest, most difficult tasks at the monastery, cleaning the monastery of every impurity. Isidora covered her head with a plain rag, and instead of cooked food she drank the dirty wash water from the pots and dishes. She never became angry, never insulted anyone with a word, never grumbled against God or the sisters, and was given to silence.
Once, a desert monk, St Pitirim, had a vision. An angel of God appeared to him and said, “Go to the Tabenna monastery. There you will see a sister wearing a rag on her head. She serves them all with love, and endures their contempt without complaint. Her heart and her thoughts rest always with God. You, on the other hand, sit in solitude, but your thoughts flit about all over the world.”



The Elder set out for the Tabenna monastery, but he did not see the one indicated to him in the vision among the sisters. Then they led Isidora to him, considering her a demoniac. Isidora fell down at the knees of the Elder, asking his blessing. St Pitirim bowed down to the ground to her and said, “Bless me first, venerable Mother!”
To the astonished questions of the sisters the Elder replied, “Before God, Isidora is higher than all of us!” Then the sisters began to repent, confessing their mistreatment of Isidora, and they asked her forgiveness. The saint, however, distressed over her fame, secretly hid herself away from the monastery, and her ultimate fate remained unknown. It is believed that she died around the year 365.”
http://oca.org/saints/lives/2014/05/10/101345-blessed-isidora-the-fool-of-tabenna-in-egypt





Well my brothers and sisters, its time to leave this blog. I am the fool that has never put my money into backing any politician, but has put a lot of time praying to a God I see in all creation and have faith of loves transcendence over time and space!  Your brother of Christ and all the saints, Peter..  :-)  Ps. Oh Canada, I have never visited you or received an invitation to do so and so I put out once again to people all over the world my email address theartistpgkimble@gmail.com and welcome communication