As I was wandering around the streets of Miami Beach on Tuesday, I came across a wonderful monument on the grounds of Temple Emanu-El. The monument, entitled the Dove of Peace, was designed by architect Ken Treister and erected on the site in 2010. (Peace is also a central theme during Passover).
"...he sent forth the dove out of the ark, And the dove came to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated off the earth." -Genesis 8:10-11
The second sign of peace I encountered on Holy Week was a message on a wall near an escalator in the north terminal at Miami International Airport. I noticed the sign as I was searching for my gate to take me back to Albuquerque on Thursday.
According to a note in the airport website, PEACE & LOVE is a social sculpture exploring the politics of hope through the universal language of flowers. The artists are Roberto Behar & Rosario Marquardt.
"The piece reminds us of the power of flowers and of flowerpower. Flowers become words; words become desire, and together, an expression of better things to come." -Miami International Airport website
I conclude this post with two videos from the Urban Way of the Cross on Good Friday in Albuquerque. Both videos are well-known pieces in the tradition of Taizé, Bendigo al Señor and Come and Fill Our Hearts
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