Stood in Stone

Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another’s trouble,
Courage in your own.
~ Adam Lindsay Gordon

Life, like the weather, tends to change on a dime…sunny one minute and dismal the next. Here in the city where I reside are numerous old churches. I’m fascinated by the statuesque nature of their architecture and the solidity expressed. Originally I chose “Edifice of Man” as the title for this post. Countless shrines, temples and houses of worship arise from the earth, each one espousing higher values of faith, virtue and benevolence, yet violence rages across our planet. I like the words of Adam Lindsay Gordon. My constant prayer is for peace, courage and an overflow of human kindness around the world.
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St. Mary Cathedral, Built 1911 – 1913

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Christ Community Church, Built 1892 – 1894

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Central United Methodist Church, Built 1888 – 1889
Note the State Capitol Dome in the background.

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Miss Grace Jones ~ Inside Story

Let It Be

“There is a point where in the mystery of existence contradictions meet;
where movement is not all movement and stillness is not all stillness;
where the idea and the form, the within and the without, are united;
where infinite becomes finite, yet not”
~ Rabindranath Tagore

Yesterday provided yet another opportunity for me to travel the countryside. The hush of evening hours had already settled over the tiny village by the time I discovered this church. The rich sweetness of nearby flowering trees drifted on the air, further enhancing the lush verdancy of early summertime. I hoped by capturing this image I might later be able to revisit some of the inner stillness I felt while standing there quivering in my smallness.