I am going to do something a little different here for the next several weeks. As I said in the last post, our forums are still going well, they can be followed at this site. i have been pretty busy doing some stained glass for our cafe that we are going to open in Oneonta NY. I have compleated the central peice which i show partially cut in the last post.
We have used the image of the prince and the pauper sitting at the table together sharing a pot of tea. in the image, the pauper is wearing the crown while still in his ragged clothes. Our cafes are generally called “Common Ground Cafes” and we have tried to create an atmosphere where all can share common ground with their neighbors and friends.
The folkloric story of the Prince and the Pauper presents an admirable theme. These two unlikely characters have been brought together on “common ground.” For there is truly only one way for the barriers that have divided humanity for thousands of years to be broken down in reality. It is through expressing a LOVE that lets us see beyond our differences into the hearts of others. Only then will we be able to truly find common ground. This peacemaking love has been sought by many as the solution to many of the world’s problems. But, unfortunately, common ground has rarely been found. For without tapping into the SOURCE of this love (the source is the eternal God himself), even the most valiant attempts, by the noblest souls, seem to be thwarted.
We do not want to just be another restaurant with a catchy theme, but to us, “Common Ground” represents our desire to stand together with you in that place where men’s hearts can finally find peace. Remember, “finding common ground with someone you have nothing in common with is uncommon”
