The Hill of Crosses, Lithuania

Profound has a deeper meaning to me after a stop at the Hill of Crosses in the Lithuanian countryside. The small hill is covered with hundred of thousands of crosses and the thought that each carries hopes, wishes and thanks is mind boggling! The communists tried to bulldoze down this hill of hope but were never able to keep it down. It would just keep springing back. On Sept 7th 1993 a visit from John Paul II only revved up the process and all that pass usually stop to place a cross, all religions and all beliefs. It seemed to me to carry a touch of some pagan beliefs, but then again what religion isn’t based a bit on that. That in itself is profound.