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My Lord

            Yesterday we made a trip to Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. It was my second and probably last trip there. For years I have heard of owls there and have seen many photos captured amongst the mature trees that abound. I am now zero for two for visiting this special place and photographing owls as I simply cannot look into the trees for the beauty of the art depicted on the markers below.
What a profound place of rest Cave Hill is…with the smallest of grave markers right next to the tallest of obelisks and ornate mausoleums. There is a National Cemetery section where you can easily see where the men were laid to rest in rows according to the month they were received from the battlefields of the Civil War. A personal, and second most favorite marker is that of Lt. Alfred Foree, USN. It is right next to the road and depicts a tall sailing ship in full sail. Lt. Foree drowned while trying to save his Commanding Officer and boat crew in Nicaragua in 1872. I thank him for his service and heroism. There is no doubt that he is only one of many heroes buried there.
If your thing is visiting the rich and famous, you can visit the grave site of Muhamad Ali, Colonel Harland Sanders (I personally think they should pipe in a faint KFC fried chicken smell around his marker…but that may just be me), a locally famous magician or the kindergarten teacher who is credited with penning the happy birthday song. A visit to the Cave Hill web site prior to visiting would be beneficial as there is a section that explains what many of the symbols meant at the time. It is a place where you could easily imagine an art student sketching the beauty of the statues and markers right next to a philosophy student studying the socio-economic and religious implications expressed. 
As a follower of Christ, one memorial marker stood out amongst all the others. Of the thousands, it was the only one that I felt drawn to get out of the car and get closer to. It is a life-size bronze cluster of four-five (I believe) children with Jesus on one knee in the center. From this young woman’s grave, you could spin around and see a couple of hundred angels, crosses and other Christian indicators. As far as I have seen, there is only one marker in the entire cemetery that has the outstretched arms and smile of my/our Lord and Savior, welcoming all of His children home. 
The smile, the hands depicted touched the soul of this sinner. I may or may not ever see the marker that will mark my final resting place, and could not care any less about that. It is that smile I look forward to!
   

Taken on: January 17, 2022

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