147/499 … the Spirit is Love (09/28/08)
This church was built to closely resemble the architecture of Eunate, and yet it was missing much’ of the vibrant energy that was coursing through that sacred space.
It gave me pause to wonder; what does make a place “alive with the spirit”? For certain, it is not mere “natural beauty” & it is not mere “architectural genius”. It is not even the “energetic residue” of the lingering, loving intentions of those who have passed that way before (as this relatively “dead” church illustrated). No, there is something more present in such special locations — much, much more. But from whence does it come?
“The Spirit is truth, and the Spirit is the Holy Spirit … and the Spirit is expressed towards man as redeeming Love.” ~ Roland Allen
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