This past Friday, The 930 (which is the building where Sojourn Community Church gathers) hosted a new gallery opening entitled “Ethiopia.” The gallery description given on the site is:

“‘Ethiopia’ is an exhibit of photos, video, and Ethiopian folk paintings exploring Ethiopian culture through the eyes of two traveling Louisvillians, photographer Jason Crigler and videographer Drew Layman…In the Ethiopia exhibit, Jason Crigler’s photographs make up most of the show. His photographs show a mostly rural Ethiopia, where traditions have remained strong through generations. Farmers plow with oxen and coffee is roasted over fires in small batches. Clothing is washed by hand in streams and made from homespun cloth.”

I missed the opening of the exhibit, but was able to look around later that evening while waiting for one of my favorite bands, Cool Hand Luke¹, to take the stage. The whole exhibit was wonderful, but there was something interesting that caught my eye. On the wall was an opened Ethiopian blessing cross, which you can see on the right below (sorry for the phone camera quality). Below it was this description:
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