Strange Welcoming

There’s yellow danger tape across the Church’s front door

There are many small signs spread throughout the grounds telling to not walk there

There’s a big No Parking sign warning fines if ignored

There’s a Wet Paint sign on the bench outside the front door

There are words carved and weatherworn into the lintel over the entryway

“All Are Welcome Here”

I wonder what these words mean to this church.

Originally written June 17, 2017

Notes: A few hours of quiet allowed me to sit, watch and wonder. What a blessing and gift to be grateful for, and I am.