The Steeple I Love

I love the steeple of our church. Nearly every day when I come to work I glance up at it and smile. I was reading about steeples the other day. One of the reasons behind steeples that shoot way up into the sky is the church was built in the middle of the town. It was usually built on the highest point and the thing built on the highest point of the city defined the city. The Acropolis in ancient Greece would stand in the center of the city and was the center, even the soul of the city. The highest ground would be given to the highest value. The steeple of a church would rise above any and every other building and thus proclaim the supreme value of God to the people of that town. It is interesting that now the highest buildings in any city are usually building dedicated to commerce. I think of the Key Bank building in downtown Cleveland. The pattern seems to hold with even modern man that the greatest value of the community towers above even in buildings. So, I look at our steeple and I smile. I like that it towers up high enough for me to see from the highway. I want it to be true that we are a city on a hill and that Hudson Community Chapel stands as a statement of value for us and for our little community. So the next time you come to church, go ahead and stop and take a gander at the steeple and say a little prayer that light would shine from this place and from your life.