"A Mighty Fortress is Our God
A mighty fortress is our God,
A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing..."
...song in the public domain
When visiting Ireland, seeing the churches so much older than our country, I couldn't help but think of this old hymn by Martin Luther...
Not sure of the location of this one - somewhere on the road from Dublin to Westport!
Another from the road - the walls still standing but the roof missing. See the elaborate cross headstones?
St. Kevin's Church at Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains outside Dublin.
The Round Tower of Glendalough
This tower still stands perfectly straight - in the 1800s the top was struck by lightning and the stones fell inside the tower. It was reconstructed with the original stones.
Gateway - the massive stone entry way to the sanctuary. It was absolutely amazing to stand under this and realize it was so old and had been standing for over 1000 years!
What is left of one of the monastery buildings...
One of the gravestones inside the monastery walls.
When I see these magnificent pieces of history, still visible after all these years, I cannot help but think about the never-failing love of our Father, strong, and outlasting even these stone walls!
May you always rest in the unfailing love of the Father.
Linking to Spiritual Sundays.
14 comments:
wow..what beautiful pieces of history in those pictures!!
A favorite Luthern Hymn.
What a gorgeous country and so rich in history, thanks for sharing Linda.. enjoy your travels!
such old stonework! must have been so neat to see.
That is one thing I admire about Europe...of course it's much older than America, but to have all the history in the architecture and still have it standing after centuries...it just boggles my mind with such beauty. Still today.
Oh my gosh, to be standing in such a spot and imagine the many, many years of history and the things that have happened before right there, incredible. Did you get any vibes, 'feelings' you know. When Aimee and I were in Egypt and were standing in Isis's temple at Philae, the hairs on my body were standing straight up, it was incredible.
If your posts about Ireland don't give me the courage to cross the Atlantic, I don't know what will!
Just beautiful photos of unbelievable places..
I do love ancient architecture!
We visited Glendalough on our trip to Ireland - a rather "magical" and very spiritual place in a beautiful green valley. So peaceful. We were struck by the old stacked stone church still standing after centuries. Amazing grace - literally. Lovely shots Linda!
Pam
Great post! I enjoyed it very much!
I like old relics like you've shown us in your photos. For me there is a spiritual aspect in feeling that you are in the exact place where these people walked on earth
Linda you captured some beautiful old churches. The headstone is fascinating. I am with Tex on the stonework, it is just beautiful and so much of it. I see some of it when we go to St. Lou but for the most part it is brick. Lots of old stone farm houses around where we live. Have fun traveling!
The churches in UK & Europe are amazing, we checked out many of them . My Grandparents were married in a church in High Wycombe that is a thousand years old.. Don't you wonder at the engineering feats without cranes & other mechanical aids?
We have close friends who are on a mission trip to Ireland this month, I am envious!
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your great pictures and insight.
Blessings,
Charlotte
Now that's history!!! Great captures...glad you shared.
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