By Brad Campbell –

Just a thought to help start your week.

As I sit and write these words, I’m hearing about and seeing pictures of this magnificent iconic structure in flames.  The Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris (Notre Dame Cathedral) in central Paris is burning.  This particular photo is just one of so very many I took of that great place.

I have been privileged to visit many churches in my lifetime.  This particular place and the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. are two of the most spectacular examples I have enjoyed immensely.  I’ve stood in awe, mouth-agape, at the beauty of these wonderful spine-tingling beauties.

While seeing images of this house of worship (or any church, for that matter) going up in flames is certainly heart-wrenching and tear-jerking, I am so very thankful that no building, no structure, no church, no walls can contain my God!

Buildings will come and go.  Structures will be built and destroyed.  And yet, the Lord my God and His Word will stand eternally.  Glory be!

Just a thought.