What Makes a Place Holy?
We spent the better part of yesterday walking around the campus of Cornerstone University, walking through gyms, classrooms, and others spaces dreaming of what we can do with them for MERGE 2010.
Standing in a few of the rooms, lit by fluorescent overhead lights, with HVAC compressors humming, I got a little giddy about how different these spaces might look and feel when we host MERGE in a few short months.
For us, its about creating spaces that best help students learn, and creating a space for students to connect with God. Whether it’s changing lighting, hanging fabric, or cultivating an atmosphere in the room with music, it really is all about serving these two values.
It makes me wonder what exactly makes a place holy. Are tabernacles and temples and sanctuaries and university gymnasiums holy because they’re the places God mysteriously decides to show up? Or are they holy because we set aside a space and time for stopping to recognize where God is already dwelling?
