Robert Lentz’s Icon

We received some enquiries at the beginning of our Lenten book discussion about the icon Henri Nouwen commissioned from Brother Robert Lentz. Henri wrote in the Prologue of Heart Speaks to Heart:

“. . . It all began with an icon Robert Lentz had made for me portraying John the Evangelist leaning against Jesus’ breast in the heavenly Jerusalem. Called ‘The Bridegroom’, the icon best expresses my own desire to develop a more intimate relationship with Jesus.”

The Nouwen Archives has provided a scan of a letter Henri received from Brother Robert when he sent him the icon. Click on the letter to increase the size. Brother Robert’s icons can be found at: https://www.trinitystores.com/store/art-image/christ-bridegroom

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