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Dawn
Glascock
"Lord Jesus
Christ, you said to your apostles,
'Peace I give to you; my own peace I
leave with you:' Regard not our sins,
but the faith of your Church, and give
to us the peace and unity of that
heavenly City, where with the Father and
the Holy Spirit you live and reign, now
and forever. Amen." BCP, page 107
There are places on God's earth where
the busy world stops and all the
"important" things we must do melt away
into the abyss of God's peace. St.
Andrew's Episcopal Church in rural Hale
County, Alabama, is such a place.
Nestled on the edge of a wooded area,
off a busy highway, where hundreds of
cars race by each day, their drivers
never looking to the right or the left
to experience the beauty and peace found
at this Holy place. As one looks from
the old cemetery back to the simple
yet elegant structure, one cannot help
wonder how many prayers have been said
from this spot since 1853. How many
people passed though the doors, to drop
to their knees and pour out their hearts
to their heavenly Father. I cannot
imagine after walking this Holy ground
that they did not leave without some
measure of peace.
St. Andrew's, to me, is a visual
reminder of the selected collect from
the noonday office.
I enjoy working with my hands and taking
photographs. My day
job as a legal assistant requires that I
travel, and I always take my
camera with me. I never pass an
Episcopal Church without stopping to see
if I can get photos of the nave,
cemetery or gardens. I have recently
learned to make Anglican Rosaries and
enjoy making them based on a given
season or specific prayer. I find the
prayers more meaningful if I write
them in Calligraphy. In addition to my
day job, I also blessed to serve as
Verger of my church, Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, Opelika, Alabama.
Dawn Glascock
Email:
dglascock@mindspring.com
Parish: Emmanuel Episcopal Church -
Opelika, Alabama |
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