We visited Hope Lutheran in Cleveland Heights this morning. What an amazingly hospitable congregation! We were greeted warmly by so many people and were certainly made to feel welcome! The hospitality in and of itself was a God moment...or, probably more appropriately, God moments.
I had a particularly strong feeling of being surrounded by the great cloud of witnesses. As we sang during communion, I watched as God's wonderfully diverse people were fed and was overwhelmed by a sense of awe and wonder. Maybe it was the song that made me think of my grandpa and some of the witnesses who died during my time at Peace, maybe it was watching as young and old, black and white were served. I don't know. But I do know that God was certainly present in that moment.
After church, we visited the Cleveland Museum of Art. We were delighted to discover that it is always free! And the collection is incredible. After almost 3 hours, the sinus headache I've been fighting for the past few days got the best of me and I needed to be done, but we have lots more to see. Good thing it's free. As is often the case when I visit art museums, I was amazed by the ingenuity of humans. And artists in particular. The Greek pottery collection alone is astounding , not to mention the Egyptian gallery and the beautiful Christian art they have. I was particularly moved today by "The Holy Family" by El Greco. He captured a look in Mary's eye that is haunting. I love to see the ways so many different artists depict the Biblical stories, as well as the stories of the Greek and Roman myths that I also love so dearly. I love looking at the ways humans are portrayed throughout history and am amazed by the different trends in jewelry and pottery and decoration. It truly fills me with awe and wonder!
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