St. Chapelle

If you are ever in Paris, you MUST go and see this

small chapel. It is a hidden treasure that is worth

the trip. It was built in 1242-48 by King Louis IX

to house a relic of the passion...the crown of

thorns. He acquired it in 1239 for a sum that

exceeded the cost of the chapel itself. (we all know

it was probably a fake...but he believed it was the

real thing, obviously!)

You climb a narrow winding set of worn stone steps

to reach the chapel, and are asked to be reverent and

quiet. Which is hard to do as you gasp, and exclaim

out loud, "how beautiful!" I was lucky to be there on

a sunny day, and the glass simply sparkled, and cast

lovely colored specs across the mosaic floor. I sat and

lingered awhile, just resting in God's promises and

"being still" in His presence...awesome.

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