Friday, March 30, 2007

Stained Glass


Everyone should have the chance I've had recently to sit in the quite dim church with the changing sunlight shining brightly through the stained glass, or to walk around and discover the rich and varied details! Its an array of intriguing beauty, inspiration and history not likely to be discovered in the lighting and business of Sunday morning.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Stations of the Cross

Over the last few weeks I've been at church outside of Sunday mornings more often than usual. I'm amazed at the amount and variety of things that go on at church during these times. I often get to have a conversation with someone that I don't get much chance to talk with on Sunday morning.

I also have had opportunity to enjoy things in the church building itself that I wouldn't usually have the time or opportunity for, for example, the Stations of the Cross. Last year a new set of stations were installed. They're water color paintings by an artist who is part of the church. As good and relevant as the text often used for of the stations at Gethsemane is, trying to engage with the text and moving politely within a cluster of people going from station to staion didn't facilitate appreciating the paintings very well for me. Over the past few weeks I've walked around and just looked at them by myself a couple times. I think they're wonderful. I'd encourge you to take the time to just quietly take them in.

Monday, March 05, 2007

The Labyrinth

Walk the labyrinth...
Gethsemane Episcopal Church
905 4th Ave S
Minneapolis
M-W-F
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
through March 30, 2007

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Snowstorm in the City

The grid of sidewalk that shapes our perception becomes a little less dominant,
nature a bit more evident,
as I walk a footworn path in the snow.




Why is this on my Grown-up in Church blog? Aside from not having anywhere better to put it...because of its relevance to my spirituality. In my persective, the Christian tradition has a mixed relationship and often a general weakness when it comes to nature. I see this as unfortunate because I find a spiritual resonance in nature that I see as compatable with my understanding of God and my Christian faith.