This is the cross on top of the steeple at Central Lutheran in downtown Minneapolis. Central is an ELCA church that is across the street from the assembly hall where the ELCA this week.
In short, a tornado hit the church and left the cross on the steeple hanging upside-down. That is what you’re seeing. It begs for a caption.
(If you want to read why some believe this to be significant, go here.)
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Broken steeple. Broken people.
Here's my idea:
Church: A place for all things damaged, broken, and worn.
If I may be so bold…
"I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. "
Revelation 2:3-5
I think it's beautiful… God is in the wind and he was there. A broken steeple, a bent tree, a wind blown day – no matter the controversy, God is with us all. Not always a convenient truth, but relevant and comforting.