…A Coin in Its Mouth

8×8″ oil paint on artist board; use ‘comment’ below to inquire.

After 2,000 years, we read the passages of Scripture with such serious awe for the sacred text, that we forget that the Son of God had a great sense of humor. He told Simon to open the mouth of the first fish he caught, and there would be the tax to pay the Emperor. Even the fish could not keep a straight face. (Mt. 17:27)