The “Seen ME, Seen THee” title of this painting paraphrases the statement made by Jesus in John 14:9 where Jesus reinforces the “oneness” that has always existed between Himself and His Father, Jehovah.

The title gets an encore performance by us humans seeing Jesus shinning through the dedicated, and loving face of Mother Teresa that is partially bleeding through her (Sugar Loaf) headstone shape. If ever an angel (a good one that is) has taken residence in human form, I’d say it’s a fairly safe bet to say they homesteaded in Mother Teresa’s body, mind, soul, and spirit. May she finally rest in peace from her unparalleled dedication to the well being of the downtrodden of mankind.

The shadowed human figures with arms raised mirrors and reinforces our valued connection Christians have to Christ’s crucifixion and the resurrection. Quite often we see photographs of tourists mimicking The Redeemer’s outstretched arms’ pose welcoming the masses of humanity unto Himself. I’ve never been to Rio, but I should probably put it on bucket list.

The red swirl you see around Jesus’ backside symbolizes (loosely) the snake that was raised up on a standard in the wilderness to be looked upon by the Israelites for their healing from the punishment (poisonous snake bites) they incurred for their constant complaining to Moses and God. The Bible draws a similar, parallel reference in that all men should look to Jesus for their spiritual healing (salvation) after He was lifted up following His resurrection. (The Israelites only had to merely look at the raised serpent to be healed; lost humans have to hear the Word of God, believe the Word of God, repent of their sins, confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and then be baptized for the remission of their sins). Oh, one more critical addition: obey Him till death due you part from this world. I find it also interesting that the access road “snakes” its way up to Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mount Corcovado.

This painting has been recently reworked to my greater satisfaction–thank you very much.