Gideon's Sacrifice, detail – Fontebasso Birth-Holy Family who kneel before him in

who kneel before him in the church

dressed in white travelling robes and with walking sticks in their hands

this artwork by American artist CB Chambers depicts the Savior gazing steadfastly and lovingly at the viewer

Peter cuts off the ear of the soldier Malchus

Gideon's Sacrifice, detail – Fontebasso Birth-Holy Family who kneel before him inGideon, one of the Hebrew Judges from the Old Testament, initiates a sacrifice to the Lord, which an angel completes: "The angel of the Lord put forth the tip of the rod, which he held in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened loaves: and there arose a fire from the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened loaves: and the angel of the Lord vanished out of his sight." Judges 6: 21. Artwork by Fontebasso. Usage note: This digital