sunken church: Massi has died...

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Massi has died...

Today our friend and brother, Massi, died and we mourn with his family that he is no longer with us, but we celebrate his upgraded, healed body and are envious of the company he's keeping now. We are sad and hopeful in some weird, strange and somehow sacred way.

Maurizio said it well. Let's remember him like this!

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Phil said...: Our prayers are with you. May the God of all comfort and hope grant strength and peace and an extra measure of grace to Rosa and Massi's family--and to you all as you minister His comfort in this difficult time.

Dad (Phil); May 15, 2008 at 10:04 PM

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The story goes like this:

There once was a church down by the port in Ancona, Italy. With the passing of time, shaken by earthquakes and beaten by the winds, the foundations of the church crumbled and the church toppled into the sea. A friend of ours shared with us that she remembers, as a little girl, playing along the pier and seeing the remains of the church under the water. She remembers seeing the cross from the top of the church under the surface. She told us that some say that if the wind was strong enough and the waves choppy enough, you could even hear the bells...

The story leads to this question:

If we were to raise her out of the water, if we were to restore her completely to what she was originally intended to be...what would she look like? If we were to remove her from all the traditions that humankind has surrounded her with and drowned her in...who would she be?

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Massi has died...

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