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Entry Hall

Old church entry hall. The creaking old wooden floor is original on this 19th century beauty. The raised shiny spots on the planks are where the knots are in the wood. Being harder than the softer surrounding cortex, they do not wear down from use. The church sanctuary is actually upstairs on the second floor. It must have been hard for the old folks or the lame to get to the service especially in cold weather when arthritic limbs are stiff and ache. The wear on this floor shows forth the hard usage over the years just like the wear lines and wrinkles of a human face. Do you sense the humanity of it all? Where are these people now? Do they not still have something to tell us? What would it be?

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Uploaded on October 24, 2021
Taken on June 24, 2018