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Blogger KJ said...
I had so much fun at church today, with all the critters, animal and human, that it must have been sinful. St. Mark's in Seattle is a big, ugly, "Holy Box", on the central portion of the nave that was to be a gothic cathedral, so ugly that it's beautiful in its own way. Throw a bunch of animals, including a chatty lovebird, in the reverberant expanse, add a fabulous pipe organ, and stir. What a great sound! A friend of mine who is blind, giggled through most of the service.
Serving as an acolyte, I got to see most of the animals in attendance, and the critters joined the procession out.
Sadly, I could not take The Wiener for the festival, as he would have wanted to bite the arse of every other dog. So, I had to satisfy myself with greeting all the other dogs I possibly could (Sharing the peace has never been as much fun. I think the Mad One would become downright huggy in such a setting.). My favorite moment was while kneeling down to greet a gorgeous Golden Retriever, she felt that it was necessary that that our foreheads touch; the Golden that owned me when I was in high school would do the same thing. I think she was blessing me!
Thanks, KJ. If you had supplied a picture, it would be perfect. However, because of your excellent descriptive writing skills, I can almost see it.
I feel blessed just reading this. Thanks to KJ and to Mimi for posting it. And thanks be to Godde for all critters.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI wanted to take my camera, but it was my Sunday to serve as an acolyte. Next year!
ReplyDeleteMy first Festival of St. Francis, being a post-Evangelical boy, I said, "Huh?" Now I completely get it!
I can offer some pictures from St. Francis day last year. This year they took it outside and I could not go, so sorry, not pics.
ReplyDeleteJan, thanks. I remember seeing those lovely pictures. In fact, I left a comment. That was quite a variety of critters y'all had.
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