Gaius Welcomes Travelling Preachers at His Gate

Prompt

3 John 1: 'Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers... whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well.' Gaius stands large and central at the open gate of his house, warmly clasping the hand of a dusty travelling preacher while another weary traveller with a staff and bundle steps in; behind them a table is set with bread, fruit and a water jar in a shady courtyard. Warm late-afternoon golden light; generous hospitality. The travellers wear wrapped turbans or head-cloths over their hair. 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.