Field Trip

Yesterday (Wednesday) I went on a field trip my whole group from 8 am to 1:15 on Thursday morning. ( that would be about 6pm for anyone living in Idaho;)..i think..) We first went about 2 hours outside of London to the country, to the town of Coventry. Here we saw the famous Cathedral. There was a Church built many years ago in about the 1400s. It grew into a large church and eventually a Cathedral. ( To be a Cathedral a church must have a Bishop seat.) During World War II this church was bombed because it was exactly between London and Germany. The bombers dropped fire bombs on the roof as they left London and headed home. Water lines were shattered with other bombs, which lead to the roof burning and caving in. The walls stayed but the whole area was a mess and the town was very upset. The next morning one of the preachers came and found two pieces of burnt wooden beams. He placed them in a cross at the front of the church where the alter used to be and wrote on the wall: Father Forgive. He did not add anything after that because he said it wasn't just the Germans who did something wrong it was everyone and everyone needs to be forgiven. This started strong acts of peace and reconciliation. A new church was built beside it with a huge glass wall facing the ruins. This new church and old can be toured and is full of artwork that talks about peace and unity. It was a beautiful thing to experience and see. On the wall at the end of the Sanctuary area is a tapestry with an image of Jesus the size of a tennis court. We got to sit in on a small service at noon. Later we walked around the town before we ate lunch.