Why Don't You Send Somebody?
Why Don't You Send Somebody?
Sermons For Advent, Christmas, Epiphany
In the entrance of the magnificent modern cathedral of St.
Michael in Coventry, England, a most enigmatic statement is
emblazoned upon the floor in large gleaming brass letters that
demand to be read. There is no escaping it, for one has to walk
over it to enter the nave. It says, "TO THE GLORY OF GOD THIS
CHURCH BURNT, NOVEMBER 14, 1941."
The incredible irony of that statement is what grabs the
attention. "To the glory of God?" How can that be? That's the
kind of statement one inscribes under a stained glass window or