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and there came a heavenly light

That one afternoon in Paris when I stepped inside a small church, I found heavenly light right there in front of me.

Paroisse Saint-Pierre de Montmartre
Paris
photographed 6.8.2017

His afflicted mother

I will always check to see if the church door is unlocked; I always hope that it will be. And when it is, I consider it an invitation to come on in and look around.

St. Mary Catholic Church
Marathon, Texas
photographed 12.24.2018

Hymnals, with dust

“It’s open – you just got to turn the knob real hard to the left,” a kindly woman hollered at me from her house across the street.

And that’s how I got to see these hymnals.

Roosevelt, Texas
photographed 1.28.2022

Quite a few opportunities

If you happen to be in Nashville and find yourself in a church-going mood, I’d like to suggest this place, as it has many opportunities available all through the week.

Nashville, Tennessee
photographed 12.25.2021

Bethel, coming and going

Here’s a two-way sign for a little country church on top of a hill.

Also: it did require a u-turn to get back to it. And also: it took me about five miles of driving to decide that I didn’t want to pass up a chance to photograph the church (and sign). Sometimes I make a u-turn decision right away, and other times it takes a few minutes to decide. And also, one more time: I can’t recall a time that I’ve ever made a u-turn, gotten back to the place, and decided that it wasn’t worth a photograph after all.

near Savannah, Tennessee
photographed 12.26.2021