June and I are about to wind up our two-week stay in Santa Fe (we fly back to Nashville tomorrow), and it’s fair to say that we both have found it quite good for our souls. It's a great town for strolling. In spite of the myriad number of shops, bistros, cafes, malls, jewelry stores, bookstalls and stores, galleries, and assorted tourist traps, we've found the town saturated not only with lovely crafts and arts, but also with a quiet sacredness. Perhaps that’s because we’ve visited so many churches, some of which are the oldest in our nation. The city of Santa Fe was founded in 1610, and El San Miguel (St. Michael's) Mission Church was built between 1610 and and 1628. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, for example, will soon be celebrating its 400th anniversary; while we did not worship at St. John’s United Methodist Church, we have been told that its worship is vibrant, liturgical, and stunningly beautiful. Our Sundays at Christ Lutheran Church and First Presbyterian Church were Spirit-soaked, Christ-centered, and Father-directed. Our trips to the Monastery of Christ in the Desert and the Taos Pueblo were real treats. So, in due time, I’ll be adding these sacred places to our list of parishes and sanctuaries to visit.I’m not quite sure what church we’ll visit when in Nashville on Sunday; surely it’s June’s turn to make a choice for us. For those you attending a church that observes the reading of the lectionary, you may want to visit Journey with Jesus to preview the readings.
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New Mexico, and Santa Fe sound fascinating, as do those churches. We want to get around to visiting one of the Orthodox churches here in Grand Rapids but when you get older it's just hard to break away from the church commitment one has even for one week. I guess though those churches have different times.
I do have a BCP finally- have had actually.
Good to hear though that you folks had a good time.
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