From there:
“John the Baptist didn’t fool around. He lived in the wilderness around the Dead Sea. He subsisted on a starvation diet, and so did his disciples. He wore clothes that even the rummage-sale people wouldn’t have handled. When he preached, it was fire and brimstone every time.”
–cited by yours truly in the morning sermon
Caravaggio.
Saint John the Baptist, 1604-5. pic.twitter.com/MbaAbIW5cD— .ㅤ (@V_MCMXCIX) December 1, 2018