November 9, 2009
Bit of Bosnia #1 – Sarajevo Rose
This is another first edition of a new portion of posts we will put on our website. We will call them Bits of Bosnia. Each one will give you a little piece of Bosnia that will share the culture and history with you. I hope you enjoy them.
As you walk through Sarajevo, you continually find your attention drawn to certain marks on the sidewalks and streets. When you approach one of them, you find a collection of holes in the ground that almost make a design. It sometimes looks as though someone purposefully put these markings in certain places as an artistic expression.
In reality, the markings are grenade blasts from the Bosnian war in the early 90s. Some of these have been filled in and painted red (or filled in with something red). These are called “Sarajevo Roses” and mark grenade blasts where someone was probably killed.
We can’t keep from thinking that these must be a raw reminder of what happened in this place. Please pray for hearts in this country. People are still very much stuck in the past. Pray for hope and the love of Christ to fill their hearts.
