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Medieval Troubadour Juggling Before Sacred Statue in Stone Crypt
medieval troubadour · abbey stone crypt · devotional juggling · sacred statue
A travelling entertainer, Barnaby, grows weary of his troubadour lifestyle and decides to enter a monastery. Despite his best efforts to be pious and devout, Barnaby experiences guilt and shame that he cannot read or pray as the other monks. Discovering a statue of Mary in the crypt, he resolves to show his devotion in the only way he knows - juggling. Dancing, flipping and twirling his way to win divine favour, he exhausts himself and collapses - only for the statue to come to life and wipe the sweat from his brow. The message: worship is simply using the gifts that God has given you. Whatever your gifting, no offering is too meagre to place before the Lord. As the story’s final line says: “Blessed are the simple-hearted, for they shall see God.” Come as you are. Composition optimized for a 9:16 aspect ratio.