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fierywoman

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2. I'm not religious either (I'm a lapsed Methodist.)

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 06:37 PM

Apr 2019

But I am a classical musician, and I've played a lot of concerts in churches of all sizes. What I always felt within a church were the prayers of the people who had come there to worship -- not the power structure of the church, but the walls always felt saturated with prayer. And what I noticed in old churches like Notre Dame (yes, I've been there several times) was that the feeling was even stronger.

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An thread from twitter about the meaning of the loss of Notre Dame [View all] irisblue Apr 2019 OP

It's hard to put into words how I feel about these ancient structures Siwsan Apr 2019 #1

I'm not religious either (I'm a lapsed Methodist.) fierywoman Apr 2019 #2

I, too, have felt this energy at cathedrals all over Europe. Big Blue Marble Apr 2019 #4

Some years ago, I was fortunate to attend a concert at Sainte Chapelle in Paris. Lonestarblue Apr 2019 #7

K & R.... dhill926 Apr 2019 #3

"It will be a long time before anyone builds something to last 800 years again." Hekate Apr 2019 #5

It is both History and Art/Architecture. BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #6

k & r LAS14 Apr 2019 #8

Carved stone. Ligyron Apr 2019 #9

There is a very little bitty church downtown here. akraven Apr 2019 #10

Thanks for kicking this. I hadn't seen it. A KnR from me as well. n/t Decoy of Fenris Apr 2019 #11