Goth Monday

Yesterday my father graduated from the Wesley Theological Seminary with a Master of Theological Studies. He’s a very interesting guy to talk to over a few pints. The graduation ceremony was held at the Washington National Cathedral. I had never been to the National Cathedral before yesterday and I have to admit I was a bit overwhelmed by how massive and how beautiful the place is. If you’ve never been to this cathedral before, it’s got some pretty amazing Gothic architecture going on and definitely worth checking out. And even if you are a religion hater, I think there’s still a good chance you’ll feel humbled once you step inside. I sat way up high in the north balcony for the ceremony and I felt like a four year-old kid on six Mountain Dews and an entire box of Fruity Pebbles. No ability to sit still and focus on any one thing. Just staring up and around at all the gargoyles and stained glass windows, trying to jog my memory about the different stories and events the windows portrayed. As the sun moved across the windows, the stained glass became even more brilliant, which gave me eyegasm after eyegasm.

Behold!

So was it good for you too?