Here’s the first full emblazonment of my arms. The scanner didn’t quite do it justice (it still shows up well as a digital image after some minor tweeking), but I definitely prefer the original. The original’s coloring is much more vibrant in my opinion.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/Resine/Heraldry/ArmorialGillDanielhalfsize.png
Very Nice!
HERE I AM LORD
An unusual motto indeed. It makes the presumption that God was actually looking for you or had somehow misplaced you, both possibilities being in contradiction of the universally accepted concept of an omniscient God.
David Pritchard;48984 wrote:
HERE I AM LORD
An unusual motto indeed. It makes the presumption that God was actually looking for you or had somehow misplaced you, both possibilities being in contradiction of the universally accepted concept of an omniscient God.
Well, God calls everyone to a certain vocation in life be it marriage, priesthood, religious, etc., so the "Here I am, Lord" reflects one’s willingness to listen to Him. I personally can’t think God would be dismissive of any one of his children and write them off as a loss by not bothering to call them to holiness.
Let’s dial down the temperature, please. Individual armiger’s are allowed to choose their mottoes based on their own crteria without needing to justify them to anyone else. This thread, in a matter of just a few posts, is quickly going to become about theology rather than heraldry. Let’s please keep the conversation on the latter rather than the former.
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Very nice arms, the motto is also nice! I am not trying to offend the armiger or anyone, but I personally misread the motto Here I am Lord, as Here, I am Lord, as in I am the lord around here. So maybe a comma or such would help?
But it is a very nice emblazonement, I like the crest especially.
Cheers,
Daniel,
Nice achievement! :D
MohamedHossam wrote:
I am not trying to offend the armiger or anyone, but I personally misread the motto Here I am Lord, as Here, I am Lord, as in I am the lord around here.
That’s interesting. When I first read the motto, I immediately thought of the story of Samuel and Eli. Perhaps you are right, a comma would be useful.
Take care,
gselvester;48988 wrote:
Let’s dial down the temperature, please. Individual armiger’s are allowed to choose their mottoes based on their own crteria without needing to justify them to anyone else. This thread, in a matter of just a few posts, is quickly going to become about theology rather than heraldry. Let’s please keep the conversation on the latter rather than the former.
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My apologies, Fr. Guy. Your comment is well taken.
MohamedHossam wrote:
I am not trying to offend the armiger or anyone, but I personally misread the motto Here I am Lord, as Here, I am Lord, as in I am the lord around here. So maybe a comma or such would help?
I see your point. This is one of those places a comma or lack thereof can make a world of difference in the meaning.
Nice arms and motto. I wouldn’t do anything different. Personally, I have never seen punctuation in a motto before. Nice job.
Sometimes, I’ve seen mottos with the words seperated by dots or small stars, though this is more common in seals where the name of the entity (town/county/state/etc.) is written in the same way, with the motto below.
Cheers,
Typically, that is for an artistic purpose, not punctuation.
I see.
Cheers,
I, in the other hand, got the meaning behind the motto at once.
Is Spanish your native language Daniel? In Spanish "Aqui estoy Senor" has the sense of disposition and willingness to follow.
I think that a latin version of the motto can help to solve the problem Mohammed pointed out. I’ve never seen any punctuation in a motto either.
Yeah, Spanish is my first language. I like your suggestion about using another language to avoid the confusion. I don’t know if I will, but if I do, I doubt it will be Latin though. For some reason "Ecce ego Dominus" just doesn’t have the same ring to my ears. Perhaps I’ll go with "Aqui estoy Señor." Or for that matter, I might just go with the end of the verse in question rather than the beginning - Speak Lord for your servant is listening. All stuff to think about.
I was wondering if you were quoting Isaiah 6 or 1 Samuel 3. Thanks for the clarification.
