Holy Rest. (Glass I.)

Image: John, in Holy Rest, reclining on the chest of Jesus, here shown as the Sacred Heart of Christ, the original image of which is the same one used in the collection Thy Kingdom Come. 
Other images include: Wild turkey in Minnesota, back woods of Minnesota from John's truck. 

This collection features images of John Rankin as well as scenes from around his home in Minnesota. John has been profiled in the WT Blog as a Featured Artist. Check it out here. 

The image of John in Holy Rest has a double meaning. It is a reference to St. John the Evangelist and his veiled resting against Jesus' chest at the Last Supper. This rest is a resting in Christ, a leaning against Jesus' heart, and also a hidden sharing with Jesus on matters of Jesus' own heart that are troubling to him. John does this from a place near to Jesus' heart.

More:  In the Gospel of John, John Rankin's namesake, St. John the Evangelist, is reclining next to Jesus at the Last Supper: John "leaned back against Jesus' chest." Shortly preceding this, Jesus tells his disciples: "...whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me." Following this statement, Jesus is "deeply troubled" and testifies that one of the disciples who is present will betray him. While the other disciples are confused by this statement, Simon Peter is the one who nods to John who then leans against Jesus' chest and asks him who this is (John 13: 20-29).

Jesus is troubled by a disciple who will betray him. Jesus loves his disciples whom he calls his friends and brothers. Jesus' trouble was in knowledge of betrayal by a loved one. Simon Peter, in his love for Jesus, nods to John who then leans against Jesus' chest and asks him who this disciple is. Jesus tells John that he will give this disciple a morsel, then proceeds to hand Judas a morsel. Rather than naming Judas, he indicates to John who the disciple is through clandestine action. As a disciple, friend, and brother, John was already reclining next to Jesus. And from that position, he receives the nod from Peter to accompany Jesus during a moment of "trouble." From the position of intimacy with Jesus, the position of leaning against Jesus' chest, John is able to both ask and hear, in perhaps soft-spoken words, what Jesus has to say. John's appearance of rest is indeed rest, but also a moment of particular privilege, action, and accompaniment. 

The role of Simon Peter is also noteworthy. While it is unclear whether Peter heard Jesus' response to John, as it only indicates that Peter nodded to John and perhaps from across the room, what matters is that Peter does ask John to ask Jesus. In a way, Peter is the one who asks John to "lean" against Jesus' chest. And he does this for a specific reason.

What John is able to share in Jesus' Passion. He is the only disciple, along with Mary, who stands at the foot of the cross to hear Jesus' last words. Perhaps John begins to share in Jesus' Passion at this moment. It is shared with John in confidence. Jesus shares himself in hidden ways to John, who for all to see, is simply leaning against Jesus' chest.

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Shaped like a can, this glass is good for iced coffee, kombucha, and fancy gin-tonics (the kind with peppercorn, cucumbers, and maybe a wedge of your favorite citrus). Always remember, "all that I have is yours."

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