RCIA SESSIONS IN THE PRESENTATION ROOM OF THE PARISH OFFICE FROM 6:30 - 8:00
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“Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and have you rise from them, O my people!” (Ezekiel 37:13).
Meanwhile… we journey in faith! A faith supported by the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead that we prepare to celebrate as we journey through the desert of Lent, learning to die to ourselves so as to live for God. Mother Teresa indicated that when we are discouraged it is because of pride and/or selfishness. When we look just to ourselves, we experience discouragement. When we look to our Crucified and Risen Lord our faith is strengthened, and we are encouraged.
“I trust in the LORD; my soul trusts in his word. More than sentinels wait for the dawn” declares the Psalmist (130).
As we continue to pray for all of those burdened and suffering in our times of crisis, we believe and already witness that God is with us and will bring good out of everything. We may not know most of the reasons; perhaps God allowed these crosses for the sake of our eternal health, to slow us down and invite us to think about what truly matters the importance of one another, our time together, and the need to get along. “Distance makes the heart grow fonder” it is said.
It probably depends on the hearts involved, but hopefully we have learned to look a little bit deeper at one another and the gift that each person is. We will need to wait to see it all, but we wait in trust
In Christ, son of Mary,
Fr. Russell