Mornings With Mary
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| Photo by Grace Beam |
When we arrived in Avignon, France in September last year, my first stop was to see the statue of Mary in gold high above the Palais des Papes. I noticed her finger was pointing on her outstretched arm. Others must have thought me nuts craning my neck trying to see where she was pointing. I'm sure the sculptor had something in mind, but this was a spiritual journey for me as well; and I know when something is pointing the way. This was literal. Her finger pointed at one of two places. One was this small back terrace shrine. The building next door was #22 which is one of my life path numbers. I was happy to find I did have an image of the shrine to share with you.
in avignon france
gold mary points to herself
a shrine to admire
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| Photo by Grace Beam |
oh, Maggie, such a lovely environs for Mary featured here! and it is a shrine to admire. whenever I hear the name of this city, the tune our class learned in French pops into my head:"Sur le pont d'Avignon, on y danse, on y danse"
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that song until a friend online told me about it before the trip. I found a little music box that played the song. I didn't buy it, but that song goes with the trip :)) The second photo I think is someone's art work on the walls. At first I thought it was cool vines and branches. Nice view facing that amazing gold statue.
DeleteThis is a BEAUTIFUL photo! Both of them.
ReplyDeleteso lovely, the way you and mary have transported me to a beautiful peace.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful picture of Mary !God bless !
ReplyDeleteI like the way you pay attention to the details!
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