High Up And Almost Hidden

In his Trinity Sunday sermon Glynn Cardy reflects on the carving of three hares high in the ceiling of old English country church and what it might have to say about God in light of the Trinity. "The medieval nave was dark and wooden, inviting mystery and intrigue. Sitting down I lazily leant my head back and searched the ceiling. Vaulted wooden beams rose above me, the rib cage of the ancestors, the crafting of a former age. The intersection of interior timber is called a boss and can be augmented with a particular design or motif. High up and almost hidden from view, I found what I was looking for: the Three Hares. Three hares in a circle. Three ears cleverly arrayed so that each hare looks like it has two. Three entities individually incomplete but finding their completeness in each other. The hares are a holy symbol, found in holy places, like on the Dart Moor." Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=732.