Four Kneeling Worshippers Before the Empty Cross

Prompt

Romans 3: "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace." At dawn on a hill outside the city, an empty wooden cross stands against a glowing golden sky, and at its foot a small group of very different people kneel together, large and central: a Jewish man in a prayer shawl, a Greek woman, a Roman soldier who has laid down his helmet, and a poor slave, their faces lifted in humble wonder as warm light washes over them all equally. The men wear wrapped turbans or head-cloths over their hair except the soldier. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.