Outside Reading #2

For my second outside reading I am quoting one of my favorite bible verses; "It is the power of God that makes what seems impossible possible. Nothing is impossible with God." (Luke 1:17). Sometimes I like to read this before my football games because compared to most everyone else, I am kinda small, but this is just reminder that nothing is impossible. And hey, David did beat Goliath.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Madison Heath- Kiyomizudera Temple, Japan

Image
I chose to write about the Kiyomizudera Temple, which means "pure water temple." It was founded in 780 on the Otowa waterfall, located in eastern Kyoto. The temple is famous for its large wooden terrace that has numerous amounts of trees for visitors to see whilst there. The main hall of the temple is home to a small statue of Kannon. Behind the main hall is a shrine of Jishu, which is dedicated to love. In front of Jishu is two stones that are placed 18 meters apart. It is known that if you can find your way from one stone to the other with your eyes closed, that you will have good luck in finding love. As I mentioned earlier, the Otowa waterfall is located at the base of the main hall. Visitors use cups connected to long poles to drink from each of the three separate streams of the waterfall. It is also known that each different stream has a different benefit to it. One to cause longevity, one to have success at school, and one for a fortunate love life. Another stru...
Read more

Landscapes #1

Image
Landscapes of the Sacred #1 We've begun to discuss the axioms of the sacred place and I was able to visit the Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) Temple open house in Raleigh, North Carolina. I wanted to relate the two together since they're both interesting and important to me.  First Axiom: sacred place is not chosen, it chooses. Second Axiom: sacred place is ordinary place, ritually made extraordinary Third Axiom: sacred place can be tred upon without being entered Fourth Axiom: the impulse of sacred place is both centripetal and centrifugal, local and universal The axiom that relates the most to the Raleigh, NC temple is the second axiom. When a temple is built/renovated and opened, there is a dedicatory prayer that blesses the temple and allows it to become sacred. I loved the feeling of peace that I got when I visited and saw the temple.
Read more

Encounter on Black Elk Peak

Image
A few years back I went on a school trip to South Dakota. We visited resevations, the badlands, the black hills, but my favorite was the day we hiked Black Elk Peak. From the start of the trail we hiked over 1000 feet in elevation to the peak, which towers at over 7000 feet above sea level. Being on top of the mountain was an exhilerating experience. Surrounded by sheer drops and deep cracks in the jagged rock, I was both amazed with the beauty of the view, and frighted to venture beyond the path. As it became time to eat I decided to venture down a passage between two rock faces. To my surprise at the end of the path the was a large circular patch of green gress seemingly cut out of the mountain side, completly inaccessable from anywhere other than the passage, or so I thought. While I was eating with my friends we looked up to see a stark white mountain goat stainding just feet in front of us. We all sat there motionless, and watched as it went on to travese the verticle rock face th...
Read more