Glowing


There's a lot to see inside the Berliner Dom, but I thought I'd skip right to one of my favourite parts of any church - the candle offerings. Although I'm not really a believer, I always light a candle whenever I visit a church in memory of my grandmother. I hope she can see the light from heaven and know that someone is thinking of her. 

Each of the candles also has a little mini-sign on it showing an artist's rendition of the Dom. If you'd like to see more signs, take a look at Signs, Signs. There will be more of the Dom tomorrow.

16 comments:

  1. Your mention of your grandmother touches my heart. Nice photo of the candles! J'ai bien compris votre commentaire en francais...vous parlez tres bien le francais. Merci! :)

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  2. I think I have a photo of these somewhere in my archives... Bien qu'athée, il m'arrive aussi d'allumer des cierge ou des votives !

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  3. Nice thought, I like churches as the are peaceful places to be

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  4. A very melancholy shot, wonderful light.

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  5. I would not have thought of doing this in black and white. It's very effective. We lit candles in Notre Dame, Paris, too. A nice gesture, I think.

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  6. very nice and i'm sure your grandma loves that you do this in her memory :)

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  7. Light one for me, next time. Will ya?

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  8. Those are particularly nice candles.

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  9. A melancholy image, to be sure. There are candles in the Catholic churches here for the same purpose.

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  10. There is something special about the candles in Church. Nice one!

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  11. Beautiful pic and remembrance :)

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  12. Like how the softly dark shapes frame the lovely glow of the candles.

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  13. Beautiful churches can be good places to meditate even if you're not a believer...and candles are great of course too for that. I like that you think of your grandmother in this way.

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  14. I'm sure your grandmother would be immensely pleased. ;)

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