Jesus shares our lot (Hebrews 2:14-18)

  Frederic Remington was an American sculptor who worked in the early 1900s. His works sell for as high as $100,000 a piece. One of his most striking pieces is called The Rattlesnake. It depicts in vivid detail the classic moment when horse and rider encounter a snake on the path they are travelling.

The horse is reared up on its two hind legs; the rider is holding on to his hat – and to the horse for dear life; and the rattlesnake is poised to strike.

This dramatic bronze piece acts a lesson on how to deal with temptation when we encounter it. We should react as quickly and as seriously as the horse and the rider. It is something deadly serious.

st. patrick's cathedral, new york, usa