Many colors. Simple icons adorn the wall: tree with yellow leaves, hermitage house at monastery, wind sculpted tree on land jutting by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, amazing cross and gems set in worked metal by an artist living in Mexico (a man praying on his knees). These are windows, mirrors, a vista. More. A man lives here. Mr. de Wolf’s hope... Something awakened his heart, becoming inner chamber, place of prayer. Who could know, even when it occurred aware of this-- striving with the spirit, not striving with the spirit. How could one know? Mr. de Wolf became a knowing man of prayer in Church. Later, he reflects, that was my hope. (CAPTION) St. Catherine’s Monastery, located at the base of Mount Sinai, belongs to the Greek orthodox church. This is the region through which Moses is said to have eventually led his people to the Promised Land. Mount Sinai is where Moses received the tablets containing the Ten Commandments from God. The region is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims, alike. St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt Photo: Anonymous