A Religious Experience

The temperature climbed up to 34 degrees today!  The snow melted away.  I looked at the weather early this morning and was amused to see that no rain or snow was expected but the humidity was 100%.  I wonder about that.  When we went outside, it didn't feel unpleasantly humid.

The very high point of the day was going to Vor Frue Kirke, or The Church of Our Lady, where the Christus statue is by Thorvaldsen.  On this day when we begin our 16th month of service here, we thought visiting that beautiful old church would be a fitting way to observe that milestone.

I love entering that building and tiptoeing inside.  The acoustics of the interior make it literally possible to hear a pin drop.  I love the hushed sounds echo through the large hall.  Other people were there too but each individual entered the great chapel silently.  I saw one man step inside and cross himself reverently.  We sat down on a pew and just drank in the beauty and the peace there.  I love it more each time we visit.  It is a very special place to sit and meditate on the Savior of the world, His love for us, and what He did for us.

 

The beauty of the white marble and the still figure seems to convey something about Jesus Christ that we can't always get from the written word.  It is a powerful visual portrayal of two of His most stunning characteristics....His love for all mankind, and His wish for each of us to come unto Him and be healed.  The sculptor has captured His humanity and His godhood at the same time.

I heard someone say (a few weeks ago) that Denmark is the Church art capitol of the world.  I think if all it had was the Thorvaldsen sculpture, it would be true nevertheless.