Notre Dame (Our Lady) Cathedral. A Medieval Catholic Cathedral in Paris
Just looking at the exterior of this massive house of worship is enough to cause awe. But being inside and seeing the glorious beauty that thousands of hands created in honor of Our Lady, and the relics that are housed there, has to cause a person's heart to skip beats.
I've not had the honor of stepping inside, but just knowing of its existence, the photographs, the stories, the meaning, is enough to make me feel love for Notre Dame Cathedral.
The devastating fire yesterday has brought sorrow to the world. It has made mankind pause and realize the importance of this magnificent structure. Places like this Cathedral help us keep our faith strong.
I thank God that it was not totally destroyed, that there is hope to rebuild, that many wonderful people are pledging large sums of money toward the rebuilding.
There will still be tears. Seeing the damage and knowing how close we came to losing it will being tears. Those who have entered its doors, will cry as they remember. Those who had planned to visit, will cry knowing it will never be the same. But, she still stands!! And that alone brings tears to my eyes.
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