We spent the last of our daylight in Baden-Baden at the main city cemetery. We happened across the place as we were trying to find a high point over the city to take a photo before leaving. “Let’s get out and take a wander, ” I said to John, who was willing.
The cemetery was full of big pines and cedar trees that were blowing in the wind and singing. It really was heavenly.
We spent a good while there, wandering through the cemetery, looking at the interesting old stones. The trees were covered in green moss. The plots were old, but still cared for. We saw the stones of one of the prominent families named Bremmer was all over the huge resort we’d walked by. On the stone it said he was the building of the spa hotel.
It’s always sobering to realize we all will end up in a grave with a stone marking our place. We will take nothing with us. We were quiet and thoughtful as we wandered, really quite sober. These people–all these people are in a different place now.
During this beautiful and thoughtful walk, I thought about the gift of the resurrection Jesus Christ brought to this world. What a sweet way to prepare for Christmas Eve tomorrow.
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