He was handsome and pleasing of countenance, tall of stature, with a prominent and acquiline nose, nimble and active in his movements, gifted with eloquence of speech and an acute intelligence, high-spirited, ever pursuing the path of the highest virtue, amiable to all men, compassionate towards the poor and oppressed, resisting the proud, zealous for the promotion of his fellows … He was liberal and witty, ever on his guard against deceiving or being deceived by them, at once the prudent child of this world and destined to become a child of light.
Not everything fits our Severus
but a
lot of it does. I am not sure where
this argument takes me ...
But, if ever you are in Canterbury (England), go into St Thomas’s RC Church. There in the side-aisle is a small shrine to Saint Thomas. Light a candle there, say a prayer and remember to care for the world's Severuses and Thomases – Christ does!
Severus redeemed
Whilst I was ill and a little delirious, I had this waking dream.
The explanation is this: if you accept he died, sweet Severus bled to death – every beat of his brave heart draining his life away. Yes, it is unbearable! How cruelly he was used! (I could not bear to depict his agony.) But I believe that the dear Lord Jesus will not let anyone die without first showing Himself to them so that they can finally choose to be redeemed or not. The picture shows the instant that Severus, seeing the Lord, accepts and is redeemed - and healed. There is no body to find because he is given another life in another world (this one?) where his skills are needed and he is loved.
I did not colour in the figure of Severus because black is not appropriate for the moment of his miraculous cure – there is no blood on his clothes or hair because he is healed, only on the ground to witness the horror of his suffering.
Please note also that he cannot be another Dark Lord because he is now given the light we want him to have.
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Praise for Redemption's high price Grace and life eternal Blest through countless ages Abel’s blood for vengeance Oft as earth exulting Lift ye then your voices |
Prayer for
Christ's Return Where is Thy
reign of peace, When comes the
promised time We pray Thee,
Lord, arise, Men scorn Thy
sacred Name, O’er lands
both near and far |
As far as the case of Dumbledore is concerned, I will make no moral judgment as it is not my place. Suffice it to say that it’s not Severus’s fault so my web site dedicated to him will stay as long as I have webspace to offer him.
