More than words

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I remember this image and the Benetton ad. But as the commentary suggests, the rest of the photos got lost in the controversy. The whole photo essay is worth getting through. (Have some tissues handy)

I think part of the reason these images are so powerful is Bill Kirby's everyman-ness. Just by looking at him I can guess how he grew up, what he valued, his manner of speech. And then I can imagine how all of that is either burned away or caught up in the flame of human caring, a father's love for his son.

Slide 14. If that isn't an image of simple frail humanity being the hands and feet of Jesus I don't know what is. Two men who shouldn't even know each other, let alone love each other. What can it be other than love? Father and adopted son.

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