His Gathering Luke 13:34 The Savior often used the elements of nature and His creations to help us understand His teachings. His Gathering depicts Jesus watching hens gather their chicks. Jesus' strength is portrayed as He tenderly reaches down to touch a little chick. This scene helps us contemplate the emotions of God. In his lament over Jerusalem, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem how often would I have gathered you even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings and ye would not." we feel His sorrow. The perspective of the artist is that Jesus chose this tender act of nature to teach us of His love.