Good morning! The early morning hours has me reflecting on our trip to St. Louis… When we were first married, we lived and worked there. Recently, we returned to visit family and friends and do some sightseeing. The arch is pretty amazing as far as architecture goes. It is a weighted catenary arch. A hanging chain is a regular catenary – think of a necklace – hanging down. Without going into all the specifics about the architecture that I don’t know, I want to share some thoughts that this memorial has me considering.
Like a necklace, life presents many opportunities for me to be in the posture of a chain around the neck – down. The realities of everyday life can be depressing and discouraging. It is easy to get caught up in negativity. I love the posture I have to take to enjoy the full beauty of the arch: I have to look up!
And we can choose to be a reflection of The Son. Even though we may not feel like it, we are made in the image of Our Father.
And of course, I love this picture with the lamp light because I so enjoy lamp lights. May I, may we, live life by The Lamp Light.
Look up, my friends!
There is joy in Him!
