A Holy Experience

Every Good Friday communities, churches and families take to the streets in major cities across Honduras to create an incredible piece of artwork. The installation takes days to complete, but the finished piece will last a mere moments when the parades of Catholic revelers march through it on procession to the church. It is an observation of the walk Christ made to the place of his sacrifice. And although much of the significance of what He endured for our sake is lost in the pomp and ritual, the beauty of the art and the joy of the process takes my breath away. Strolling the streets and admiring the sawdust carpets, I encounter my creative, beautiful, relationship-desiring Heavenly Father. For me, it is a holy experience.