Our Father who art in heaven, bless the French for having the common sense to celebrate bread in a functional tent without reverence for the ancient stones of Notre Dame, which are neither edible nor pleasurably aromatic.
And thank you, God, for the woman selling candles for 5 Euro a light, who was attentive of both her candles and the time while remaining vigilant for customers, and whose constant activity made it difficult to capture her wonderfully alert and dignified presence on camera so that I really, really had to pay attention to the moment.
Amen.