Vail Interfaith Chapel
Spectacular orchestral music lifts the vaulted wooden ceiling. An intimate moment takes place Gore Creek-side as a younger (and sometime not-exactly-younger) couple sit snuggled together to mark an anniversary, or schedule one. There is incisive, provocative fora on super-intellectual subjects with attendees like me occasionally nodding my head thoughtfully while furtively web searching vocabulary on my hidden cell phone. Exhausted, overwrought stranded travelers morph into overnight refugees seeking a warm bed and safe shelter when Interstate 70 is closed or wildfires threaten. Individuals, couples and families walk into the sanctuary and sit down … for awhile, reflecting upon private thoughts which inevitably arise when confronted with the majesty of our Rocky Mountains. Dear friends and complete strangers move regularly in and out seeking recovery, personal solace and honest support. Where in our resort town do all these moments happen quite regularly, yo