This is my second reflection on my week wandering round old churches in the Midlands of England.
Some churches simply take your breath away and this was definitely the case when I walked into the stupendous church at the small village of Stow. Much of what you see in this photo is Anglo-Saxon, built in the middle of the 11th century, before the Norman Conquest. In fact, some of the lower parts go back to the 10th century, but it also contains 12th and 14th century work. I will probably write more about this building later. The huge arches, built to inspire awe and reverence, and honour God with the very best that people could make at that time, are still impressive today. Oh that we still had that kind of faith!
Quam dilecta tabernacula tua, Domine virtutum: concupiscit, et deficit anima mea in atria Domini.
How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord.
Psalm 83:2-3
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