Our central marketing office is experimenting with a new approach to our bookstore windows. This week we got giant posters for Lent, to be suspended in the storefront. Well, it exactly have the expected response... I mean in terms of bookstore promotion.
The posters are pretty simple, just a bare white cross in a blue background. But it was all the inspiration our street people needed last night, as several of them got together (as usual) near the Fire Department standpipe just between us and the 7-Eleven. Before you knew it, someone started singing Hallelujah (fueled maybe just a little by 7-Eleven's 99 cent, 20 oz. "King Cobra" brew). There was hand clapping and testifying in the front, while at the back alley door someone was doing a mighty fine rendition of the blues.
Life in Chicago!
4 comments:
Oh, Sister! And you living up over the store. Alderman Natarus' prohibition against street performers doesn't extend all the way to your neck of N. Michigan and besides, I suppose that if it is "worship" it is protected by the First Amendment. I hope it did not disturb your rest.
Only our Good Lord knows what a moment of grace that was for these people ... amazing sometimes where, when, and how God makes His presence known.
Maureen, I don't think Natarus pays much attention to our side of the river...
One time a few years back I was trying to pray in our upstairs chapel and the saxophone man was playing (over and over) "Raindrops keep falling on my head" (with the note for "head" squeeked out about a half step sharp). I finally went out and mentioned to him that there was a chapel three stories above his performance spot. He was very gracious about finding a different place to play.
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