John the Baptist Points the Way!

Today (June 24) is the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, who was born just six months earlier than Jesus (December 24), according to tradition. Witnessing on the Jordan River about 29 AD, he baptized many, including Jesus. He proclaimed Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. His fame decreased as Jesus increased in popularity. John ended up executed because he criticized the government of his day.
I am not sure a movie could convey his message as well as the following altar painting from Colmar in the Alsace region of France, close to the German border.

Matthias Grünewald. Crucifixion (central section of the Isenheim Altar with closed wings). 1510-1515. Oil on panel. Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar, France.

That elongated finger in the Gruenewald Altar painting says it all!