Park Street Church, Boston: Donna sang beautifully.

A sermon preached Jan. 10, 1810, at the Dedicat...:

'via Blog this'

The above link will give you an idea of where you are theologically.

Again, we have a policy that whenever we pass a church that is open, I can ask Donna if she wants to go inside and pray. Thursday, we visited the Paul Revere House, and the Old North Church, which is still an active church was open for historical tours, but we did find a beautiful Catholic church near by, diagnally in between the  Paul Revere House and the Old North Church, and we went inside where she could sit in front of the altar. We sometimes attend the Park Street Church and that included this Sunday. Which was nice. The subject was Galatians, which I am less interested for any ancient  "the unexamined life is not worth living", but it seems to be about the books of Paul and Peter. A woman quoted Matthew about if you ask a door will be opened to you.
Brass  tacks: its a rock band is centered on youth ministry during the afternoon service and the minister spoke of things on television and "pop culture", not as though it was unchristian, but really a little isolationist- during it he addressed Heart and Soul love, and I crinkled my wrinkles (crow's feet)  to acknowledge a smile. But then again, they have Christian Science Monitor that can handle most things Protestant, so why bother with "secular" things. So I "like the church". I brought Donna a rose Saturday, and she asked what it was for, and really, I was just in that mood after how well she got us through Thursday and Friday- For Romantic Reasons Only (good name for the title of my novel and screenplay). But then I mentioned the more inner meaning to her, "I brought you a rose, which means we can spend the weekend anyway you would like; anything you want to do." So I brought her to church after having missed a couple weeks.
 I used the word "kindness" before we went inside, and then I said to Donna, "I can use the word 'out of kindness', but if I have to I can amend it to 'love and kindness'", and if for any reason, the word was used as part of the sermon, then he caught my attention.
But Donna did sing beautifully.
The photo I posted is of a book that is two hundred years old; it seems to puts Emerson and quite possibly Universalism into perspective. Please feel invited to read the volume by clicking the link at the top of the page. I've skimmed the sermon and it concerns the omnipresence of God, particularly as they were opening a new church. I believe it is the first sermon delivered at the Park Street Church.

Donna and I in Boston: The Paul Revere House and Old North Church

The Paul Revere House





      Today we went to the Paul Revere House. Last year,one afternoon Donna and I serendipituosly decided to go to King's Chapel. She worships at the Park Street Church occaisionaly. While downtown today we were thinking of going to the" Boston Massacre Museum" on the Freedom Trail near Washington Street- there are two museums there, but when there decided to explore the city and find The Paul Revere House. It is small and quiet, but worth the hour if in the area. The house was built in 1680 and owned by Revere between 1770-1800 and therefore where Revere lived when Washington was in command in Cambridge. This afternoon we found a printing press from the colonial-revolution era tucked away behind the Old North Church. The Old North Church has a pair of wooden angels donated by a pirate.
Ok, most Boston residents don't really think the Freedom Trail is a thrill and are more curious about where the combat zone of 1950 was, which is why the historical buildings are no longer there, but I first  went to the Witch House in Salem around 1972, so I know the Revere House is from before 1692. The Freedom trail does have one or two things that are of interest.
 There is a beautiful church in the North End, it is a cathedral, and as I am agnostic, we went in to allow Donna to pray.
The church is art [the church is art-whether or not man is God or not-God believes in God-life is unabsurd:
sex is a meaning that can be given to love-beauty is only truth when we want to believe in it]. Actually, whether I should have been in there or not, the church is beautiful, there is a painted dome and Catholic statues, but I would have no reason to return unless we were walking through the North End again. I very coyly said, "If you're praying for another person its ok.", meaning that I was sitting right next to her and she is one of the people that I would want only the best for.
The furniture in the Paul Revere house was owned by Revere, and it is self-guided with guides available.

Bostonia: After dinner, Donna and I walked Commonwealth Ave.

During all these years I had never really been to Boston University Central ( was reading George Plimpton before we began dating) , so after dinner Donna and I walked the length of B.U., our going for coffee in the middle. We hadn't planned it. At the College of Communications she said that she liked it and would have liked to have attended.
Please mouse-click (press on the arrow over the photo) for a zoom view.

Donna took me to another movie-I brought her a rose

I brought Donna back a single rose- primarily because we made love. Secondly, we made hotel reservations for the beach- we were there last September and decided to return. It is almost too long to wait for a vacation, but it gives me plenty of time to read things that could possibly have anything to do with where we'll be and what we'll be doing. To begin the first-weekend-waiting-for-the-long-weekend, Donna wanted to see a film; I said it would be a good way to look forward to the romantic weekend.
I liked the film as a film; there is a shot-reverse-shot series that begins the credit sequence that seems obvious, but by the end of the film I thought that there hadn't been a top-shot. Minutes after I realized it a well-placed top-shot of the actress was included near the conclusion of the film. The lighting in the film was more than passable for a romantic comedy. While walking back I mention that this was one of the better romantic comedies where there is some thinking, or thoughts with feelings; I prefer it to some of this years' films. I mentioned that the films with Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Anniston are based on the actresses being comedic; whether its fair or not, or accurate or not, I literally said something to the effect  that it was 'Diaz and Anniston on screen shaking around', meaning that they've developed themselves on screen as attractions and part of the film may be centered on their being comedic in a recognizable or individualized way- the humor based on the star. But....I would think there is more to scriptwriting.
Donna recently styled her hair shorter- its pretty. "I cut it with bangs and layered it", she said, staring over my shoulder as I blogged.
So its a new look, actually with several new dresses for the summer that are in fact suprisingly sexy (nice) and later a return to the beach to make the summer nights in some way newer, or more intimate.