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ArtistJesus Archetype Superhero Style Jesus and the bow and arrow connect primarily through metaphor, representing spiritual warfare, divine judgment, and purposeful direction in faith.
Jesus said, “the words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works.”[2] It is the Father who speaks; Jesus who gives voice to that Word; and the Holy Spirit who carries it into the heart of the one for whom it was intended.
Therefore, think of the Archer as Jesus Christ. Indeed, the Book of Revelation describes Him as such:
Now, an arrow without a strong shaft is not only incapable of direct flight but of the strength that would drive it into its target. If the shaft is weak, it will either break under stress or shatter when it hits its target. Truth is the shaft of the Divine Arrow. Authentic truth has been given to us by means of the natural law and the teachings of Christ in Scripture and Sacred Tradition. This is the unbreakable shaft that Christians are commanded to carry into the world. However, to ensure that the shaft is truly the Truth, it must be affixed to the fletching, that is, the Magisterium or teaching authority of the Church, which assures that the Truth never deviates to the right or left.
All that said, if the Truth does not have an arrowhead or tip, that is Love, then it remains a blunt object that, while capable of reaching its target, is unable to penetrate the heart of another. This is what I am referring to in my last two writings. To speak the truth in a way that contradicts charity and justice ends up bruising rather than piercing. It is Love that opens the heart of another for the shaft of Truth to penetrate. Brothers and sisters, we ought not question Our Lord in this regard:
