I searched the internet to see pictures of what was described in the reading. It was not the stories that ignited the search but more of the physical look at the place. I found some very interesting pictures. When I came upon the pictures of what was read to be a dining hall, I had a flashback to the only Harry Potter movie I\u2019ve ever seen. I remember comparing this type of dining to the school cafeterias that I experienced. They had not put as much thought into where we would eat and what we would eat on (tables). It also reminded me of the last supper. The pictures depicting the last supper showed communing. I can imagine the same type of communing that will take place at the advance.<\/p>\n
As the book described the stories of ghosts and the famous people that walked the halls of Oxford, I was somewhat overwhelmed. First, we are talking about myths and ghosts. Then we are talking about the possible bastard child of Shakespeare. Again, something to laugh and talk about as the cohort treads around Oxford, England. Which in turn brings me back to the topic of communing.<\/p>\n
The word commune instantly reminds me of communion. This is a time shared with your spiritual family, a time when you are all communing with God. Communing is said to be an intimate time of sharing. The word intimate in turn reminds me that \u201cwhere two or three are gathered in his name, God is in the midst\u201d. This is the communing that I will essentially miss during this advance.<\/p>\n
Oxford as a town and school are very rich in history. If I could use my imagination, I would say it was also a great gathering of the elite. What a privilege it must be to some to stand in the places where kings and queens at some time passed through. I imagine that once my cohort experiences it they will have a reason to feel grateful for being able to experience the beauty as well. They will get the chance to express how the visitation speaks to them. The chance to commune and share these feelings will in turn bring about a greater experience.<\/p>\n
Though I will not be able to attend, I will spend time communing with God that everyone will reach the advance safely and return safely. I will also be praying that each person that is there is able to receive the message that God has through this experience and not allow it to be in vain. \u00a0I hope that Oxford will be everything that you dreamed it will be.<\/p>\n
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