Images

Images

Nature photography and sacred artwork — visual meditations on the themes explored throughout this site.

Aramaic Calligraphy

Artwork created by an Iranian family, children ages 6, 10, and 11, and their mother. Their father led a full Mass in Aramaic for hundreds of people at one of the Aramaic based churches in Chicago, where a strong Aramaic-speaking community has formed, allowing their children to grow up speaking the language and staying connected to their cultural traditions.



t’yabutha = repent/return to the present moment, returning back



t’yabutha = repent/return to the present moment, returning back



shlama d’msheekha = the peace of an enlightened mind (drawn by a 10 year old girl)



shlama = peace



t’yabutha = repent/return to the present moment, returning back



hayya = Life



hooba = love (drawn by a 6 year old boy)



t’yabutha = repent/return to the present moment, returning back (drawn by an 11-year old girl)



tyavutha (f) = favor, grace, thanks (drawn by a 10 year old girl)



tyavutha (f) = favor, grace, thanks



alaha = God/Goddess



alaha = God/Goddess



alaha hooba = God is love



t’yabutha = repent/return to the present moment, returning back



el = source



shlama = peace



el = source



kheruta = justice, fairness



t’yabutha = repent/return to the present moment, returning back

Photos

Personal photographs of Rachamana & Tomas

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