Daily Thoughts: A few random thoughts today as I am a bit fuzzy from 14 and a half hours on the road yesterday...
Mary's Magnificat one of the most beautiful prayers. A reflection of her trust and faith in God. A reflection of her commitment to God's plan for her. Each evening I pray this prayer hoping that as I live life I can have the same trust, faith and commitment in and to God.
Both women in the scriptures today teach us about commitment, trust and faith. Mary and Hannah are models of what it's means to be a friend of God, of what it means to be beloved by God. They teach us true friendship and commitment.
Perhaps as we prepare in these final days before Christmas we might look at our own friendship with God and renew our commitment to proclaim God's greatness in our life!
Daily Prayer: We proclaim today O God, the wonders of your love for us. Help us to proclaim you greatness in all we do and say today. Help us to find your greatness in all we meet today. Help us to recognize the great things that you do for us and the world. May we always keep your name holy. We also continue to pray for families in grief; for little ones whose lives were too short; for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; for a community that must find a way to live; for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! For we believe that you will come to our help because you remember you promise of mercy the promise you have made to our mother' and father's and all your children for ever! Amen!
Runner's Thought: Remember the rather than the mind is our natural ally in our quest to find God as we run!
Have a wonderful Saturday everyone. Hopefully you will not be too busy with last minute things. Thanks for all your prayers yesterday it was a long ride but a good one! Blessings today. Peace in Christ' Passion...Fr. Paul
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
Advent Week III - Friday Thoughts - 12/21/2012
Friends, today is a road trip to Indianapolis for Christmas with most of my family. I am leaving early and it will be a long day of travel. Hopefully I will pass through the storm quickly and the roads will not be too bad. I ask your prayers for my journey...
Daily Thought: I don't think I would express my journey today in the same way as the writer of the Song of Songs express his today. Not that I don't love my family but today's first reading is that of a journey of lovers. You can hear and feel the emotion. You can also hear and feel the emotion in Mary and Elizabeth's exchange today as Mary goes to Elizabeth during the months of their pregnancies. Emotion plays an important role in our relationship with God also.
I can remember the times when my emotions were overwhelmed by the presence of God. Sometimes it was during important events in my life, my confirmation, my first profession, my ordination, my first mass, the death of my father and mother, the death of a good friend. However, sometimes it was simple moments that turned into spiritual moments, and encounter with nature, time with a friend, a quiet moment of prayer, a walk in the country. Emotion is an important part of connecting with God. Christmas can be a time of emotions, let us pray today that like Mary, Elizabeth and the writer of the Song of Songs our emotions will bring us closer to God this Christmas Season and always!
Daily Prayer: O God of all kindness, hear our prayers today as we rejoice at the sound of your voice in our lives. Helps us to embrace your love as we are touched by it in the living of life. We also continue to pray for families in grief; for little ones whose lives were too short; for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; for a community that must find a way to live; for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! For we believe that what You have spoken to us will be fulfilled! Amen!
Runner's Thought: As we run today let us run with love and joy giving thanks with every stride, with every step. There are no shortcuts but nothing is given us we cannot conquer with God running with us!
Have a great Friday everyone and if you are traveling, travel safe! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
Daily Thought: I don't think I would express my journey today in the same way as the writer of the Song of Songs express his today. Not that I don't love my family but today's first reading is that of a journey of lovers. You can hear and feel the emotion. You can also hear and feel the emotion in Mary and Elizabeth's exchange today as Mary goes to Elizabeth during the months of their pregnancies. Emotion plays an important role in our relationship with God also.
I can remember the times when my emotions were overwhelmed by the presence of God. Sometimes it was during important events in my life, my confirmation, my first profession, my ordination, my first mass, the death of my father and mother, the death of a good friend. However, sometimes it was simple moments that turned into spiritual moments, and encounter with nature, time with a friend, a quiet moment of prayer, a walk in the country. Emotion is an important part of connecting with God. Christmas can be a time of emotions, let us pray today that like Mary, Elizabeth and the writer of the Song of Songs our emotions will bring us closer to God this Christmas Season and always!
Daily Prayer: O God of all kindness, hear our prayers today as we rejoice at the sound of your voice in our lives. Helps us to embrace your love as we are touched by it in the living of life. We also continue to pray for families in grief; for little ones whose lives were too short; for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; for a community that must find a way to live; for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! For we believe that what You have spoken to us will be fulfilled! Amen!
Runner's Thought: As we run today let us run with love and joy giving thanks with every stride, with every step. There are no shortcuts but nothing is given us we cannot conquer with God running with us!
Have a great Friday everyone and if you are traveling, travel safe! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Advent Week III - Thursday Thoughts - 12/20/2012
Daily Thoughts: A scripture scholar once told me that if you look at the moments when God comes to women and men in our faith story you will always see two different response. When God comes to men there is always a discussion, disagreement, agrument, protest and sometimes the person even tries to run away or in the case of Ahaz today, refuses God's invitation. When God comes to women, there is a pause to think, maybe a question or two, like Mary today, and then they embrace God's request.
Perhaps the images of women and men in the stories of Scripture reflect the human responses to God in our life. Sometimes people think they know better than God. Sometimes people have decided how things should be. Sometimes people just don't want God directing or in their life. Yet, there are people who are all in when invited by God, no questions asked.
The struggle of the human condition is to have trust and faith in God. We can be so affected by the world around us that God's invitation seem to become a risk not worth taking. Yet, time and time again in our faith story people especially women take the risk and life in never the same again. Now it did not mean that it was easy or that it did not demand sacrifice or that everything went smoothly or that everyone followed. It did mean that God was always with them and that is what made all the difference.
Our prayer, reflection and challenge today might be to ask Mary, Elizabeth, Samson mother and all the others who said yes to help us respond to God's invitation today without question, without argument, with out fear so that we too can keep the story of God's love alive in the world!
Daily Prayer: O God of Eternal Love, fill our hearts with the light of your Holy Spirit so that we might not be afraid of your word, your invitation to live. Give us the humility to hold fast to your will and thus allow Christ to be born with in us today and everyday. We also continue to pray for families in grief; for little ones whose lives were too short; for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; for a community that must find a way to live; for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! For we believe nothing is impossible for You our loving God! Amen!
Runner's Thought: As we run today let us think of the impossible made possible through hard work, dedication and the pray that we allow our runs to become.
Thursday blessing to all today. I hope your Christmas busyness is done so that you will be able to enjoy the days ahead! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
Perhaps the images of women and men in the stories of Scripture reflect the human responses to God in our life. Sometimes people think they know better than God. Sometimes people have decided how things should be. Sometimes people just don't want God directing or in their life. Yet, there are people who are all in when invited by God, no questions asked.
The struggle of the human condition is to have trust and faith in God. We can be so affected by the world around us that God's invitation seem to become a risk not worth taking. Yet, time and time again in our faith story people especially women take the risk and life in never the same again. Now it did not mean that it was easy or that it did not demand sacrifice or that everything went smoothly or that everyone followed. It did mean that God was always with them and that is what made all the difference.
Our prayer, reflection and challenge today might be to ask Mary, Elizabeth, Samson mother and all the others who said yes to help us respond to God's invitation today without question, without argument, with out fear so that we too can keep the story of God's love alive in the world!
Daily Prayer: O God of Eternal Love, fill our hearts with the light of your Holy Spirit so that we might not be afraid of your word, your invitation to live. Give us the humility to hold fast to your will and thus allow Christ to be born with in us today and everyday. We also continue to pray for families in grief; for little ones whose lives were too short; for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; for a community that must find a way to live; for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! For we believe nothing is impossible for You our loving God! Amen!
Runner's Thought: As we run today let us think of the impossible made possible through hard work, dedication and the pray that we allow our runs to become.
Thursday blessing to all today. I hope your Christmas busyness is done so that you will be able to enjoy the days ahead! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Advent Week III - Wednesday Thoughts - 12/19/2012
Daily Thoughts: I had a little sadness in pondering the readings today. Two stories of hope about women who were unable to have children and God blessed them, especially Elizabeth in her advanced years. Two wonderful stories alive with the theme that anything is possible with God.
My sadness comes from thinking about all the women who would love to have children but cannot. Perhaps they do not struggle with cultural shame like Samson's mother and Elizabeth, women of their time who were married and without children bore a heavy burden of enbarrament and shame, but I think women of today do struggle with a personal sadness, a personal burden, a personal loss, a personal grief. My own sadness comes from the fact that so many women today who don't want children look to end their pregnancy when so many others would give anything for the chance to bring a child into the world. Perhaps it would be a wonderful miracle from God, the making of something impossible, possible if all who do not want children and become pregnant would just carry the child to birth and offer the child to those who cannot have children but truly want them. What a beautiful story, what a wonderful story of hope that would be.
Through the intercession of Samson's mother and Elizabeth today I pray for all women who want to be mothers and all women who do not want to be mother that they might help each other make the life of children possible!
Daily Prayer: Loving God, graciously reveal your love to the world today. May we embrace with integrity of faith the gift of your life and help make the impossible, possible. We continue to pray for families in grief; for little ones whose lives were too short; for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; for a community that must find a way to live; for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! God be with us today! Amen!
Runner's Thought: Make your run today about life, about the impossible becoming possible, about taking advantage of God's presence in your life!
Wednesday greetings to all. May today have many blessings. Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
My sadness comes from thinking about all the women who would love to have children but cannot. Perhaps they do not struggle with cultural shame like Samson's mother and Elizabeth, women of their time who were married and without children bore a heavy burden of enbarrament and shame, but I think women of today do struggle with a personal sadness, a personal burden, a personal loss, a personal grief. My own sadness comes from the fact that so many women today who don't want children look to end their pregnancy when so many others would give anything for the chance to bring a child into the world. Perhaps it would be a wonderful miracle from God, the making of something impossible, possible if all who do not want children and become pregnant would just carry the child to birth and offer the child to those who cannot have children but truly want them. What a beautiful story, what a wonderful story of hope that would be.
Through the intercession of Samson's mother and Elizabeth today I pray for all women who want to be mothers and all women who do not want to be mother that they might help each other make the life of children possible!
Daily Prayer: Loving God, graciously reveal your love to the world today. May we embrace with integrity of faith the gift of your life and help make the impossible, possible. We continue to pray for families in grief; for little ones whose lives were too short; for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; for a community that must find a way to live; for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! God be with us today! Amen!
Runner's Thought: Make your run today about life, about the impossible becoming possible, about taking advantage of God's presence in your life!
Wednesday greetings to all. May today have many blessings. Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Advent Week III - Tuesday Thoughts - 12/18/2012
Before sharing my thoughts today I would just like to say Happy Birthday to my oldest niece, Alice. She has reached that magical age of 39...may she have a wonderful day and a wonderful 39th year!
Daily Thoughts: As I read the story from Matthew's Gospel this morning about the birth of Jesus I was struck by something at the end of the story. "All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means God is with us." Now I have read this sentence from Matthew's Gospel and preached on it many time. But early this morning a different thought entered my prayer.
Over the past few days surrounding the tragedy in Newtown, CT many statements have been made by leaders both civil and religious. One that has drawn a lot of controversy is one made by Michael Huckabee. He said that the reason for the violence is because of the absence of God in our schools. It struck me after reading today Gospel how arrogant we have become as a culture, a society and as a country, that we think we have taken God out of something, whether it be home, school, the work place or our life. God is with us always and everywhere. As a first or second grader I memorized the answer to the question in the Baltimore Catechism, "Where is God? Answer: God is everywhere!" To think we have taken God out of our schools is just pure arrogance!
God was at Sandy Hook the other day, and God cried just like everyone else. No matter what we do in our culture, our society, in our country God will always be with us. The challenge for us is to recognize God's presence among us and to respond to that presence not out of fear but out of faith like Mary and Joseph did.
I am a fan of NCIS, and I am especially a fan of Leroy Jethro Gibbs (played by Mark Harmon) and the other day I was watching a rerun and Gibbs told Abby, "Family is not always about science and DNA it is about people who care." God is not always about miracles and mystery, God is about caring and so must we!
Daily Prayer: All Loving God, set us free from our need to control you that we might find the newness of your presence in our lives even when we seem to be in darkness. We continue our prayers this day for families if grief; for little ones whose lives were too short; for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; for a community that must find a way to live; for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! Help us to know Emmanuel, that You are always with us! Amen!
Runner's Thought: Run like your journey is not over, like the best is yet to come and like God is with you!
Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone, blessing today on all you do and on all you meet! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
Daily Thoughts: As I read the story from Matthew's Gospel this morning about the birth of Jesus I was struck by something at the end of the story. "All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means God is with us." Now I have read this sentence from Matthew's Gospel and preached on it many time. But early this morning a different thought entered my prayer.
Over the past few days surrounding the tragedy in Newtown, CT many statements have been made by leaders both civil and religious. One that has drawn a lot of controversy is one made by Michael Huckabee. He said that the reason for the violence is because of the absence of God in our schools. It struck me after reading today Gospel how arrogant we have become as a culture, a society and as a country, that we think we have taken God out of something, whether it be home, school, the work place or our life. God is with us always and everywhere. As a first or second grader I memorized the answer to the question in the Baltimore Catechism, "Where is God? Answer: God is everywhere!" To think we have taken God out of our schools is just pure arrogance!
God was at Sandy Hook the other day, and God cried just like everyone else. No matter what we do in our culture, our society, in our country God will always be with us. The challenge for us is to recognize God's presence among us and to respond to that presence not out of fear but out of faith like Mary and Joseph did.
I am a fan of NCIS, and I am especially a fan of Leroy Jethro Gibbs (played by Mark Harmon) and the other day I was watching a rerun and Gibbs told Abby, "Family is not always about science and DNA it is about people who care." God is not always about miracles and mystery, God is about caring and so must we!
Daily Prayer: All Loving God, set us free from our need to control you that we might find the newness of your presence in our lives even when we seem to be in darkness. We continue our prayers this day for families if grief; for little ones whose lives were too short; for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; for a community that must find a way to live; for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! Help us to know Emmanuel, that You are always with us! Amen!
Runner's Thought: Run like your journey is not over, like the best is yet to come and like God is with you!
Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone, blessing today on all you do and on all you meet! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
Monday, December 17, 2012
Advent Week III - Monday Thoughts - 12/17/2012
Sorry I am a bit late today but I had spiritual direction and need to make a few stops along the way. I got moving a little late this morning and it has impacted my whole day...
Daily Thoughts: I use to be tremendously afraid of today's Gospel reading. I have never been a very good reader, my own fault, I preferred a baseball glove to a book, and I have trouble with names. My brain does a freeze when it comes to pronouncing names, first and last, of all kinds. I don't know why but my brain and I struggle with names. So the genealogy of Jesus Christ created terror in me whenever this day approached and I was the celebrant. However over the years I have worked very hard at learning the names in both Matthew's and Luke's genealogies. I am sure I am not perfect but when I approach the ambo to read these Gospels now I am not longer afraid. In fact I like it when the genealogy is the Gospel.
The reason for my change of heart is that I am no longer afraid to read it, but more importantly because I believe the genealogies connect us with Jesus in a very human way. All of us have ancestry. Some of us know more about our past than others. Some of us have put more time into learning about those who have gone before us than others. But all of us have a family tree, a family genealogy. We all, with a little work, could create a litany of names from our past, fathers, mothers from every generation. We could read those names and each would mean a story, an experience and reason for us being present. Like Jesus' genealogy some of the names would be familiar others would not. Some of the names would have a story of greatness, others would be ordinary, still others names and stories we might want to forget. Good or bad, rich or poor, important or ordinary each name would mean a story about us and the fact that we exist.
In proclaiming Matthew's genealogy of Jesus today I proclaimed the good news and the not so good news of Jesus' path into this world. A path that makes him just like us in all things but sin. A path that tells us the story of who responded to God's invitation, of who said yes, of who tried to get in the way, of who made it difficult for God's plan to take shape. Perhaps as we listen to Jesus' story today we might think of our own and give thanks to the many generations before us who by their lives gave us life, the characters, the saints, the not so saints. Yet, here we are giving birth to Christ once again today!
Daily Prayer: O God, Creator of all, listen to our prayers this day; prayers for families if grief; prayers for little ones whose lives were too short; prayers for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; prayers for a community that must find a way to live; prayers for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! Amen!
Runner's Thought: As you run today embrace the hope and potential of this life in every person you run past and in the gift of creation that is around you!
While late today, I hope it has been a good day so far, may you find your way home from work or wherever you are today and have a restful and peaceful night! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
Daily Thoughts: I use to be tremendously afraid of today's Gospel reading. I have never been a very good reader, my own fault, I preferred a baseball glove to a book, and I have trouble with names. My brain does a freeze when it comes to pronouncing names, first and last, of all kinds. I don't know why but my brain and I struggle with names. So the genealogy of Jesus Christ created terror in me whenever this day approached and I was the celebrant. However over the years I have worked very hard at learning the names in both Matthew's and Luke's genealogies. I am sure I am not perfect but when I approach the ambo to read these Gospels now I am not longer afraid. In fact I like it when the genealogy is the Gospel.
The reason for my change of heart is that I am no longer afraid to read it, but more importantly because I believe the genealogies connect us with Jesus in a very human way. All of us have ancestry. Some of us know more about our past than others. Some of us have put more time into learning about those who have gone before us than others. But all of us have a family tree, a family genealogy. We all, with a little work, could create a litany of names from our past, fathers, mothers from every generation. We could read those names and each would mean a story, an experience and reason for us being present. Like Jesus' genealogy some of the names would be familiar others would not. Some of the names would have a story of greatness, others would be ordinary, still others names and stories we might want to forget. Good or bad, rich or poor, important or ordinary each name would mean a story about us and the fact that we exist.
In proclaiming Matthew's genealogy of Jesus today I proclaimed the good news and the not so good news of Jesus' path into this world. A path that makes him just like us in all things but sin. A path that tells us the story of who responded to God's invitation, of who said yes, of who tried to get in the way, of who made it difficult for God's plan to take shape. Perhaps as we listen to Jesus' story today we might think of our own and give thanks to the many generations before us who by their lives gave us life, the characters, the saints, the not so saints. Yet, here we are giving birth to Christ once again today!
Daily Prayer: O God, Creator of all, listen to our prayers this day; prayers for families if grief; prayers for little ones whose lives were too short; prayers for teachers, administrators and responders who put others first; prayers for a community that must find a way to live; prayers for all of us who seek a world of lasting peace! Amen!
Runner's Thought: As you run today embrace the hope and potential of this life in every person you run past and in the gift of creation that is around you!
While late today, I hope it has been a good day so far, may you find your way home from work or wherever you are today and have a restful and peaceful night! Peace in Christ's Passion...Fr. Paul
Sunday, December 16, 2012
3rd Sunday of Advent Thoughts - 12/16/2012
Daily Thoughts: I ran across a story the other day about a boy who stumbles across a butterfly trying to emerge from the cocoon. The boy watches the butterfly struggle. At one point the butterfly seems stuck. Concerned that the butterfly might be in trouble the boy runs into the house and gets a small knife from the kitchen and returns and carefully cuts away the cocoon. The butterflly's body is swollen and its wings are all shriveled. The boy waits and watches, he expects at any moment the wings will begin to expand and the butterfly will take flight. But it never happens. Why, because the butterfly needs to struggle through the restrictive cocoon because the struggle will force fluid into the wings, giving them stability and strength so that the butterfly is ready to fly. The boy did not realize that the butterfly's freedom and flight are only possible because of the struggle and hardship it must undergo!
This little story made a lot of sense to be in light of this season of Advent and our journey of faith. We are all very much aware of the pitfalls of getting things easily in life. When we do not have to work for something while the initial feeling is good it often wears off quickly and has less meaning in our life. When we truly work for something it stay with us. When struggle, difficulty and work is involved it becomes a source of strength we draw upon at other moments. It become part of our story of life.
The great prophets like John the Baptist and Zephaniah, the great apostles like Paul understood the need to struggle, to work, to build a life. Their messages today talk about hope and life but also the struggle that is need to maintain hope and life in the face of our everyday world. They tell us it is not easy but possible. The only way we are be able to Hope in God's Promises, to Rejoice in God's Love is to work, to struggle, to live our relationship with God. It is never easy. There are always challenges, struggles, expectations, disappointments, actions of the world that make no sense or have no meaning, but God is still with us. Entering the struggle to make the presence of God known will give us stability and strength so that we can live the gift of this life and proclaim good news!
Remember as Emily Dickinson wrote, "hope is that thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings a tune without the words and never stop at all." Perhaps at no other time do we need to be like the butterfly and put everything into the living of life so that we can release the beautiful gift of hope to a saddened and struggling world. It will not be easy, but we have the Spirit in our souls that will never stop singing!
Daily Prayer: O God of Hope, you know our struggles, you know our sadness, help us to sing the tune of hope in our world silenced by violence today. Dwell in our hearts because we know it will not be easy to overcome the losses and the violence. Help us with strength to give life today the tune, the good news that never stops. never stop at all! Amen!
Runner's Thought: On your run today carry the tune of hope to a world struggle with the silence of violence!
An Extra Thought: Blessings this Third Sunday of Advent to all! here in New York it is a dark, cold and rainy looking day. Perhaps it matches the feelings of sadness, loss and grief our world is feeling. I pray that in this struggle we can release the song of hope. I am thinking of the little one who lost their life the other day, they had smiles, they laughed, they did silly things. They loved and lived life. They sang tunes. They were gifts. These things are what I want to remember about them. These things are what I want to tell the world about. These things are that thing with feathers that perches in my soul and sing a tune today! Love you kids, help us now to fine peace!
Peace in Christ's Passion, Fr. Paul
This little story made a lot of sense to be in light of this season of Advent and our journey of faith. We are all very much aware of the pitfalls of getting things easily in life. When we do not have to work for something while the initial feeling is good it often wears off quickly and has less meaning in our life. When we truly work for something it stay with us. When struggle, difficulty and work is involved it becomes a source of strength we draw upon at other moments. It become part of our story of life.
The great prophets like John the Baptist and Zephaniah, the great apostles like Paul understood the need to struggle, to work, to build a life. Their messages today talk about hope and life but also the struggle that is need to maintain hope and life in the face of our everyday world. They tell us it is not easy but possible. The only way we are be able to Hope in God's Promises, to Rejoice in God's Love is to work, to struggle, to live our relationship with God. It is never easy. There are always challenges, struggles, expectations, disappointments, actions of the world that make no sense or have no meaning, but God is still with us. Entering the struggle to make the presence of God known will give us stability and strength so that we can live the gift of this life and proclaim good news!
Remember as Emily Dickinson wrote, "hope is that thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings a tune without the words and never stop at all." Perhaps at no other time do we need to be like the butterfly and put everything into the living of life so that we can release the beautiful gift of hope to a saddened and struggling world. It will not be easy, but we have the Spirit in our souls that will never stop singing!
Daily Prayer: O God of Hope, you know our struggles, you know our sadness, help us to sing the tune of hope in our world silenced by violence today. Dwell in our hearts because we know it will not be easy to overcome the losses and the violence. Help us with strength to give life today the tune, the good news that never stops. never stop at all! Amen!
Runner's Thought: On your run today carry the tune of hope to a world struggle with the silence of violence!
An Extra Thought: Blessings this Third Sunday of Advent to all! here in New York it is a dark, cold and rainy looking day. Perhaps it matches the feelings of sadness, loss and grief our world is feeling. I pray that in this struggle we can release the song of hope. I am thinking of the little one who lost their life the other day, they had smiles, they laughed, they did silly things. They loved and lived life. They sang tunes. They were gifts. These things are what I want to remember about them. These things are what I want to tell the world about. These things are that thing with feathers that perches in my soul and sing a tune today! Love you kids, help us now to fine peace!
Peace in Christ's Passion, Fr. Paul
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