Fall has fallen

Once again God's great cycle has returned us to the time of Autumn. All around us the fields are offering up their harvest, leaving behind the remnants of their fruitfulness.

This is also a season of dying. The trees will begin to drop their leaves, fields will lie in wait. All too soon winter will be upon us.

Now is a good time to reflect on what our own harvest has been. What have I produced this summer that will provide nourishment and sustinence for others. I don't mean physically alone but emotional and spiritual as well

I ask you to consider this and offer your own reflections in return.

August musings

It's been awhile since I have posted anything. This is the time of year when many things change to a different pace.

God has created us to both work and rest. Somehow, one of these has overshadowed the other in our society. That's too bad because it has a negative effect on our spirituality.

Have you ever heard someone say, " I don't have time to pray." or " My work is my prayer.?"These and similar attitudes fail to recognize the need God has instilled in our very being for quiet and rest; re-creation. Without rest and quiet, we are too busy or too occupied to listen to God spek to us. We make a decent effort to speak TO God but how often is it a monologue with us doing all the talking.
Rest & quiet have great value and are an essential part of any mature relationship with God.
So I hope you find a time & place for quiet this Summer and throughout the year.

Pentecost

This Sunday is Pentecost, the close of our Easter season. How well and how long did you celebrate Easter?(the religious one)It seems we have given over our religious holy days to the commercial and the tacky. Not that I reject celebrating Easter with bunnies and candy on Easter Sunday. It should be joyous. But why stop then? Our Church knows that 50 days is a better way to celebrate the very core event of our faith.
So, Happy last week of Easter and enjoy the numbered times that follow.

Happy Easter Season

Christ has Risen!! Alleluia!
The joy of this season is often lost after the first rush of Easter. Our Church in her wisdom gives us 50 days of Easter to reflect on the meaning and impact of the Resurrection in our lives.
Last evening we held a gathering of the newly initiated adults, along with others in the process. The 5 "newbees" shared their experience of the Triduum and how their lives have changed over the course of their preparation journey. It was a powerful sharing and made me proud of our church and all it calls us to be.
I would like to hear from any of you who were at the Easter Vigil Service about your reaction to the baptisms and the following rites.