St. Olaf College |
Nourishing Vocation Project
Images for Reflection
Use these reflection questions to meditate on each image
Reflection Questions
- What do you see in this image?
- What do you feel looking at this image?
- What stories from your own life does this image bring to mind?
- What stories of the world does this image bring to mind?
![Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen), 1862-1928. Silence, Waterfall, and Forest, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55616 [retrieved July 7, 2022]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Silence,_Waterfall_and_Forest%27_by_Arthur_Bowen_Davies,_Dayton_Art_Institute.JPG.](https://i0.wp.com/wp.stolaf.edu/nourishing-vocation/files/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-24-at-2.22.57-PM.jpg?w=242&h=410&ssl=1 "Screen Shot 2022-08-24 at 2.22.57 PM")
Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen), 1862-1928. Silence, Waterfall, and Forest, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55616 [retrieved July 7, 2022]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27Silence,_Waterfall_and_Forest%27_by_Arthur_Bowen_Davies,_Dayton_Art_Institute.JPG.
![Courbet, Gustave, 1819-1877. Stream in the Forest, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51132 [retrieved July 7, 2022]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustave_Courbet_-_Stream_in_the_Forest_-_55.982_-_Museum_of_Fine_Arts.jpg.](https://i0.wp.com/wp.stolaf.edu/nourishing-vocation/files/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-24-at-2.33.43-PM.jpg?w=298&h=410&ssl=1 "Screen Shot 2022-08-24 at 2.33.43 PM")
Courbet, Gustave, 1819-1877. Stream in the Forest, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51132 [retrieved July 7, 2022]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustave_Courbet_-_Stream_in_the_Forest_-_55.982_-_Museum_of_Fine_Arts.jpg.
![Gaudin, Marguerite, and Willet Stained Glass Studios. Prayer for All Conditions of Men, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55619 [retrieved July 7, 2022]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clerestory_window_-_North_Nave_02_-_National_Cathedral_-_DC.JPG.](https://i0.wp.com/wp.stolaf.edu/nourishing-vocation/files/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-24-at-2.32.59-PM.jpg?w=258&h=410&ssl=1 "Screen Shot 2022-08-24 at 2.32.59 PM")
Gaudin, Marguerite, and Willet Stained Glass Studios. Prayer for All Conditions of Men, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55619 [retrieved July 7, 2022]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clerestory_window_-_North_Nave_02_-_National_Cathedral_-_DC.JPG.
![Guérard, Eugen von, 1811-1901. Waterfall on the Clyde River, Tasmania, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56957 [retrieved July 7, 2022]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eugene_von_GU%C3%89Rard_-_Waterfall_on_the_Clyde_River,_Tasmania_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg.](https://i0.wp.com/wp.stolaf.edu/nourishing-vocation/files/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-24-at-2.32.07-PM.jpg?w=516&h=335&ssl=1 "Screen Shot 2022-08-24 at 2.32.07 PM")
Guérard, Eugen von, 1811-1901. Waterfall on the Clyde River, Tasmania, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56957 [retrieved July 7, 2022]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eugene_von_GU%C3%89Rard_-_Waterfall_on_the_Clyde_River,_Tasmania_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg.
![Steen, Jan, 1626-1679. Prayer Before the Meal, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56958 [retrieved July 7, 2022]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_Steen_-_The_Prayer_Before_the_Meal,_1660.jpg.](https://i0.wp.com/wp.stolaf.edu/nourishing-vocation/files/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-24-at-2.31.09-PM.jpg?w=286&h=335&ssl=1 "Screen Shot 2022-08-24 at 2.31.09 PM")
Steen, Jan, 1626-1679. Prayer Before the Meal, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56958 [retrieved July 7, 2022]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_Steen_-_The_Prayer_Before_the_Meal,_1660.jpg.