Haunted Houses
I normally would not have gone to a John Denver concert. It’s not that I dislike his music, it’s just that I had other priorities for my money. But these tickets were given to me for free so, in 1989, I attended one of his live performances. It was a pleasant evening… and then he sang one particular song. I’d never heard it before. I’ve never heard it since. I don’t know the title. It was about the fact that love abides in all the places where it ever existed. It hit me like a lightning bolt. We hear of places haunted by unspeakable horrors and pain, but never places haunted by love. Why not?
For the sake of Mr. Denver and his family, I hope he was right.
There are Great Truths to be learned in haunted houses.
I was twelve years old when I learned my first Great Truth. T
