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Reflections of Richard Serrin on painting,
Christ Encountering the Rich Young Ruler, Mark 10:17-22

The rich young ruler proudly proclaims for himself all the qualities of righteousness – save one: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. He is undone by the wealth he cannot abandon to follow the First Commandment - and Jesus.

Great wealth cannot be accrued but by mocking God and imposing our world upon His - one of ugliness, disease, and violence, of spiritual emptiness and moral confusion. Such a world has grown possessions, blotting out beauty from the landscape and truth from the soul.

“It is easier,” said Jesus, “for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.” “Who then can be saved?”, cried the disciples. And Jesus answered, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” Should this give comfort to the very rich? Who can know the meaning of such an enigmatic claim; but there are millions in the Western world as wealthy as the rich young ruler; those of them that are Christians should give pause, however. 

Richard Serrin

Purchase Information:

17' x 22" paper size (Image size 16" diameter of circular paintings) These prints are reproduced on Natural White Entrada 300 gsm Archival Acid Free Paper with archival inks.

8-1/2" x 11 paper size (Image size 7-3/4" diameter of circular paintings) These prints are reproduced on Natural White Entrada 300 gsm Archival Acid Free Paper with archival inks.

Each print includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist in Italy and his reflections on painting these parables.

PURCHASE Print
Cost - $100 each	Christ Encountering the Rich Young Ruler - 17 X 22
Cost - $30 each	Christ Encountering the Rich Young Ruler - 8.5 X 11