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This is one of my greatest pleasures about our apartment.  It  is what draws me when I look out our living room window.  I get to hear the bell chime all throughout the day.  I get to watch the dedicated walk into this beautiful church to stop, sit and reflect. 
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So often, the parishioners are older; stooped over, taking small steps, hanging onto the railing as they pull themselves closer inside, step by step.  I wonder, where are the young people?  

I admire the dedication of these people.  It is a part of their daily life to slow down and worship.   It is a lesson that I get to watch everyday.  It is having a profound affect on me.
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I have witnessed two funerals from our balcony.  I quietly watched as the priest blessed  the casket while the grieving spouse stood by.  The rest of the family come pouring out of the church, flowers are carried and sit on top of the casket,  filling the entire back of the car. 

I wonder who is sitting at the feet of Jesus, leaning back against him, resting peacefully?
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I have had the privilege of sitting quietly in this little beauty.  We do not have a church in Paris yet.  Our Sundays have been full so until I find our church home, this will be where I sit quietly, listen and woship.  

I look forward to the weddings and baptisms I will witness quietly from our balcony.  Church is life to me, it is joy and sorrow and everything in between.  It is home, a touchstone and a  beacon that calls to me. 
 


Comments

kelleynr

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:07:30

I miss that ability to look out the window and see life. When we lived in Switzerland, I spent hours looking out the windows and watching the activity around our apartment.

 

Dan

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:19:56

Everytime I read your blog, I learn new things about you! Don't ever stop writing, it is a wonderful education for me and makes me appreciate you all the more!
Love, Dan

 

Debra P.

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:05:45

Amen.

 

cynthia wolff

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:30:53

 

cynthia wolff

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:34:29

Hang on a minute...lost myself...thank you for responding to me...just love your beautiful photos...oh I wish I could see those things outside my window...The scenery in Southern Calif. can be pretty bleak...I stay at home alot and make my garden and house pretty..its all I can control

 

Elizabeth

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:18:18

Your last two posts were beautiful. Your children are adorable.
I think most every city has lovely places/buildings, and we just have to open our eyes and look.
Thanks for letting me see some of 'your' city.

 



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