Sunday, December 26

On this day after Christmas, several things come together to reinforce a tremendous message so strong that I cannot but help to believe that the message is Divinely communicated and reiterated for me and other open hearts and minds. This message directs our faith in God and our faith in each other and directly builds up both our relationship with God and each other.
Today’s 2nd reading, my pastor’s homily and an article in Parade Magazine combine to communicate and reiterate an important Divine message. Everyone (in our lives) is a gift of God. What they give us and how they treat us…what we give them and how we treat them are gifts as well. When we use our gifts to serve others, we most effectively build up and encourage the People of God. When that happens, we experience the way of life that Jesus lived and modeled for us. Through the imitation of Jesus, our model, we communicate God’s love, and we experience God’s love.
Conversely, when we think only of ourselves, we loose what God offers us….we loose out of experiencing the Light of Christ from others. Our God-given gifts are used ineffectively when we keep them to ourselves.
In St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians (3: 12-21), he invites us to “put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” while “bearing with one another and forgiving one another.” St Paul goes on to say “and over all these put on love, that is the bond of perfection.” St Paul invites us to do everything with gratitude in our hearts to God and to “do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
My pastor, Fr. Vincent began his homily asking us (the congregation) if we had a wonderful Christmas. He opened with talking about our holiday time with family. Migrating from mentioning about spending time with family, he said that in reality, we can get on each others nerves. In reality, we don’t always exist in harmony. And after giving a few humorous examples, he brilliantly took the congregation through an exercise, which was an awesome teachable moment. He asked us to prayerfully think of one of our family members. He reminded us that the person we were prayerfully thinking about was a gift of God.
As I participated, I initially thought about the differences between my family member and me. …how those differences causes us to not always see eye to eye. But as Fr. Vincent took us through his guided reflection, I was guided to the source of love that brought our family together and how the source of love, God dwells in us and in the midst of our family when we care for each other and take care of one another. My heart and mind were brought back to the words from the second reading from Colossians and all of the behaviors and character traits St Paul encouraged in the early Christians and in us: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience…and to do all that with love…as Christ did and does for us.
Finally, the third source of inspiration this early Sunday morning was Parade Magazine’s article about Oprah. The article written by Lynn Sherr was written in interview format. What jumped out at me was Oprah’s answer to one of the last questions. “In all of the years that you’ve been doing such successful television, what have you learned from people?”
Oprah responds, “Everybody just wants to be heard.” Oprah quotes Toni Morrison, “what every child wants to know is, Do your eyes light up when I enter the room? Did you hear me and did what I say mean anything to you? “ Oprah goes on to say, “That’s all they are looking for. That’s what everybody is looking for.” Oprah says her ability to communicate with people around the world has been so rewarded because she understands that.
…Oh, if we could be conscience of that 24/7. If we can listen, acknowledge and affirm what people have to offer…If we could be more about doing for others instead of doing for ourselves…how different the world would be.
Let us pray for the grace to remember that everyone is a gift of God. Let us acknowledge and affirm, people’s gifts. Let us work to serve, accept, encourage and build others up in the way St Paul encourages us through his letter to the Colossians. Let us always remember our blessings God gives us. Let that remembrance flow from grateful hearts. The love of God that is the Light of Christ will live in us and be reflected from us. Let us serve each other and work to make this world a better place and a place of peace and love.
I pray that you continue to experience all the joy, hope and love of the Christmas season. My prayers are with you and for you in the coming New Year.

Light

My thoughts and feelings were led to the memory of the day my parents told me the story of when I first started to speak. The story was about the first word I said….”Light.”
As the story goes, on the way home (one evening) from my maternal grandparents house, I said, “light” and pointed to a blinking light on top of a sign next to the River Road. That story has come to have so much more meaning to me today.
For me, light connotes direction as in someone who teaches mentors or guides. As I write this, the faces of all the lights of my life come to my mind and swell in my heart. My parents and family and my friends are lights who have taught me, directed me and guided me throughout my life.
My faith and spirituality recognizes and reveres the Light of Christ present in all of the lights of my life. The Light of Christ, the Light of Truth and Love leads us all to our awesome and loving God.
Further reflection and prayer, causes me to smile about the happy God-incidence that my Godmother’s name was Lucy and my spiritual director possesses the same name. Lucy means light. So the Light of Christ has been so present with me from birth until now, guiding me through the lights of my Godmother and my spiritual director.
I am grateful for the blessings of the lights of my life. I am grateful for the Light of Christ that has been lit in me through my Baptism.
I pray for the grace to be light to everyone around me. I pray for the grace to remember and respect the responsibility of being light and letting the Light of Christ shine through me to all.

We have choices...

A recent retreat taught me a lot about my community. My teachers were high school students and parents and my Church ministry peers.
We have choices. We can choose to love and care for each other or we can choose to be apathetic.
Everyone is affected by our choices. We either build up each other through our care and support or tear down with our emotional exit and apathetic complacency. We can choose to be selfless or selfish. We can choose to feed our egos or we can choose to feed each other through mutual sharing. Sharing the gifts that God gave us sustains and builds our community.
It takes a lot of work and emotional investment to minister to and with our community. Our differences are challenging and can drive us to seek out, socialize and be in relationship with those who are like us. But, we miss out if we are not open to those who are different than us.
God gave us different gifts. We come from different cultures. We have different perspectives because of our life experiences. The challenge is to break the paradigm that our way is the “right way.” God’s tapestry is composed of many different types of thread. What a wonderful quilt we can make if we live and work in harmony with each other.
If we accept each other and embrace what each person has to offer, the People of God will glimpse the Kingdom of God. There is so much potential in what we can learn from each other. There is so much potential for the People of God if we love and accept each other.
God knows us. God knows our motives and what motivates us. Let us ask God for the grace and strength to follow Christ’s example. Let us choose to feed each other through our care and service.

Two kinds of "can't"

After observing human behavior (including my own), I noticed that there are two kinds of “can’t.” As in: “I can’t do that.”

One kind of can’t is a recognition of an inability or inadequacy…but “I will try to do my best, or try my best to learn how.” I

The other kind of “can’t” is a verbalization of refusal. As in: “I can’t because I won’t do that. I refuse. My mind is made up and closed to what you are asking.”

I have encountered both of these kinds of “can’t” in the corporate and church world.

The can’t refusal is the most dangerous because it reflects a resistance to change....which causes stagnation because in order to grow, change has to happen. If we don’t change, we don’t grow.

The other kind of can’t (which recognizes inability) is an openness to change and growth. Though it might be scary and an uncertain, uncomfortable state, we can rely on another’s support in order to get through the change. Through the physical, emotional and spiritual support of friends, we can move through this kind of can’t because we are open. We accept assistance. We allow ourselves vulnerability and place trust in another to help us through change. As a result, growth happens, and growth happens together. Change and growth become a group effort—a friendly effort—a community effort. AND, when we arrive to “I can,” we find the whole community is stronger for having supported each other.

So, the next time you answer, “I can’t,” think about which of the kinds of can’t you are referring. Are you open to change and growth? Or, are you closed and prefer to stagnate?

….Something to think and pray about.

Let us pray for the grace that we CAN be always open to change and growth. Let us support each other: physically, emotionally and spiritually through the changes of our lives….the changes that allow our community to grow and become stronger.

That we all may be ONE…..

A very thin, waxing crescent moon rose above me in the sky as I drove east on I-12 this morning. Though the Moon was barely lit from the Sun, the sunlight was just enough to show its crescent 3D smile which turned from red to orange then to white as it climbed up in front and above me. And, as Sister Moon put on this game of tag, rising as I drove toward her, I prayed with St Francis for peace within myself and for our community and peace for the world.
Jesus not wanting to disappoint me, whispered His peace and reminded me that true peace comes from Him and not the world or any person, thing or place on Earth.
Lately, I have found that living in a Catholic Christian community is challenging. The challenges leave me restless. And so when I get to feeling this way, I must pray for guidance, for hope and for assurance.
I am in touch with God the most and feel the most intimate expression of God’s love when I witness people helping one another and coming together to support each other in good times and bad times. Also, God’s love warms my heart when ALL of our community shares and comes together. When I witness this and am a part of this unity, the love of God seems to resonate within me and all around me in the people of our community.
Because I am tuned into this type of community, I notice when exclusion and dissention creep into our community. I notice the marginalized and feel the pain of their fracture and separation from our community.
Today, my prayer is that God will give awareness to those in our community who need a change in attitude and behavior. I pray that God will facilitate in them a change of heart, a metanoia. I pray that the “I am better than you” attitudes will be replaced with expressions of love and acceptance. I pray that all members of our community will accept and seek to learn and get to know and appreciate our diversity. I pray that all in our community will embrace the differences of each other and come to realize that when we come together and share our gifts, we will experience a whole and healthy Body of Christ. I pray that “mine” and “yours” attitude and behavior will be replaced with “ours” thinking and sharing. I pray for the leaders of our community that God will give them awareness to realize that they must model this attitude and behavior and facilitate the same through their leadership.
Let us start today to look around and ensure that ALL are included in our community. Let us seek out those who are marginalized and bring them back into our community. Let us be brave enough to point out bad behaviors and encourage a change so that we might move to expressions of acceptance and love so that we all may be ONE with God, Jesus and the Spirit.
Jesus prayed for this----that we all may be ONE (John 17). Let our unity be something we live and strive for everyday.

65-degree Monday

As I was driving out of Gramercy on this cooler Monday morning, I glanced over to the temperature reading outside of my vehicle which read 65 degrees. My face gave up a smile, and my heart said, “thank you, God for this cooler weather.” I was relieved that the Holy Spirit helped me find my gratitude after receiving sorrowful news in the past twenty-four hours.
Two tragic accidents in neighboring Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes have left several parents, families and friends to mourn the passing of young people. Four Vandebilt High School students and one Nicholls State University student died suddenly and tragically. As well as, in my own area, a not-yet-two-year old precious little boy died. Our community rallied and continues to support his family with prayer, love and friendship.
I have learned through past experiences that God is always with us in the good times and the bad times of our lives.
In today’s first reading, we hear the story of Job. Job’s story of loss seems to run parallel with the recent events of our Southeastern Louisiana, close-knit communities. We can draw consolation in knowing that God is with us through our pain and loss. Even though Job lost so much, he still maintained his faith and relationship with God.
Jesus cried and cries with us, too. Jesus wept for his friend, Lazarus. Jesus showed us how to maintain our relationship with God even through the challenging times of our lives.
Today is also the feast of St. Vincent de Paul. St Vincent de Paul experienced a heart-changing moment during the death-bed confession of a dying servant. That God-facilitated moment helped St Vincent de Paul become aware of the spiritual and every-day needs of people in need. The compassion that was born in St Vincent de Paul’s heart drove him to a life of service to those who were in need.
Today, let us count our blessings and thank the loved ones in our lives as we are reminded to make every day count. Let us lean on and find consolation in the love of God. Let us ask Jesus to carry us in our grief. Let us support one another with our prayers, love and friendship. Let our hearts grow with compassion for each other.

Full Moon and Jupiter for company….

The full moon with the company of Jupiter lit my way as I traveled to work this morning. Like a white shiny marble, the full moon lit up the before-dawn darkness so much that I was tempted to turn off my headlights. The water of Manchac Pass glistened with the brightness of the moon and cast the cypress trees in holy silhouette. I felt and heard the sound of God’s “I love you” in this awesome early morning scene. And, I was consoled as I also heard, “I am with you.”
And so, my vehicle seemed to drive itself as God and I conversed. My heart and mind rested. Even though I wanted to stay atop the Pass Manchac Bridge to continue to listen to God and watch the movement of the full moon and light on the water, I continued to work ever mindful of God’s presence.
And, my heart smiled with my face as I read today’s Psalm because it’s message was so much on topic with my conversation with God when God spoke to me driving through the Manchac Pass cypress forest this morning.
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart…Ps90:12
Fill us at daybreak with your love, that all our days we may sing for joy.. Ps90:14
Let us pray for each other. Let us make each moment of each day count. Let us pass on the love and kindness of God following the example of Jesus and the guidance of the Spirit. Amen.

Autumnal Equinox

Autumnal Equinox is here
In the Northern Hemisphere
Night and Day
Are nearly equal.
Deciduous trees
Change their leaf-clothing
Signaling a change
Of seasons and
Of time.
Can we change, too?
Leave behind our
Prejudice…
Leave behind our
Insensitive selfishness…
Leave behind our
Negativity…
Can we shed
Our leaves for
New growth and
A new chance
To love.



May we be open to God’s presence and promptings for offing the old so that we can make room for new growth. May we grow closer to God and one another. Amen.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness can be a powerful thing. Forgiveness can change lives, both for the forgiver and the one receiving forgiveness. We see that in today’s Gospel from Luke (7:36-50). I have experienced that myself in my own life. I believe forgiveness is another way to love. Jesus says, "But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little (Lk7:47b).”
We have to let go of the self righteousness. ...The same self righteousness shown by the Pharisee who is hosting Jesus in his home. The Pharisee who is caught up in his self righteousness judges the woman harshly. But Jesus doesn’t judge. He only shows mercy and forgiveness. Jesus loves when He forgives the woman.
Forgiveness is life changing because it is liberating. We are set free. The forgiver is set free from harsh judgment and a corrupted sense of righteousness which causes them to falsely elevate themselves above others…which inhibits healing of relationships. We get into a bad place when we elevate ourselves and demote the people who have hurt or wronged us.
The person receiving forgiveness is set free from the sin of wrongdoing that breaks and harms a relationship. They are changed by the mercy of receiving forgiveness.
When forgiveness is freely given and received, people are reconciled and healed. Relationships are healed. Hearts that were broken are healed. We are free to love. Our faith which Jesus talks about leads us to and through forgiveness. Our sins are forgiven. We are reconciled to God and to each other. We are set free to love. When we love, we are able to do the work and ministry in which Jesus calls us to do.

Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross

During my long commute to work, I pass Mission Church near I-55. Outside of Mission Church is a 150-foot cross which is lit from below with several spot-lights when the sun goes down. This cross is quite a sight to behold as I drive by on I-55 in the early morning darkness before sunrise. On cloudy/foggy mornings, the lighted cross screams a beacon of hope because the light from the cross shines upwards laser-beaming into the sky giving the passersby a sense of Resurrection, the other side of the cross…the other side of suffering and life-challenges.
The thought and reflection on the total picture of the Cross and the Resurrection gives me great consolation especially on those mornings when my heart is heavily burdened. I am reminded of Jesus’ Paschal Mystery. It’s not just about the cross. It’s not just about suffering. There is hope and joy in Resurrection. Our resurrections come after our journey through the suffering and challenges in our lives
Because of Jesus’ journey through suffering and death on the cross and His glorious resurrection, we can journey through our suffering and life challenges to our resurrections. We have Jesus’ model to follow. Because of our faith, we have the hope and joy of resurrection---the light at the end of the tunnel.
So while the Cross is important, the Cross is only half of the story. The other part of Jesus’ Paschal Mystery is the Resurrection, Jesus’ happy ending….and our hope.
By the way, I called Mission Church to inquire about their cross. I spoke to a wonderful woman who relayed story upon story of peoples’ experiences of their cross. …How people have often driven and parked at the base of the cross to pray. People of different Christian denominations have all been united by the consolation of that cross. What a wonderful occurrence to learn. I am not the only person receiving consolation from the Mission Church cross. Jesus unites us in and through His Paschal Mystery. AMEN!

Remembering Daddy

This week, my brother and his oldest son and my other brother’s oldest son journeyed across the river to Vacherie to the West Bank Center to receive from Governor Jindal a medal of appreciation for my daddy’s service in the Army during WWII. The Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal was given in appreciation and gratitude to men and women who have served our country.
Though I did not personally attend, my brother and nephews relayed how nice the ceremony was and how there were many people in attendance.
My daddy loved his country and proudly served during WWII. He left Gramercy and crossed the Atlantic out of that love for and a sense of duty to his country.
He rarely spoke about the war to us as young children. When he did, often it was in the form of stories. It was his way of conveying the harsh realities of war in ways for us, kids could understand.
It was so good that my brother and nephews received the Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal for my daddy. Though my nephews never met or knew their grandfather (PawPawBB), my brother’s action of taking them to the ceremony spoke volumes as to what my daddy was about. They learned more about their grandfather by being there and accepting the Honor Medal on his behalf.
Today, I remember Daddy’s courage and bravery. I remember his sense of responsibility and duty to our country. I remember how all of those qualities grew from a core of patriotism and respect and love for his country. I remember how he endeavored to instill in me to always do the right thing.
I pray for the courage to always do the correct thing: to act and behave with integrity and to stand up and speak out when there is something wrong or be there for someone who is being hurt, mistreated, or abused.
I pray for and with my daddy. I remember him. He lives in me. He lives in the way I live out what he taught me.

Kill’em with Kindness

We have all heard of the saying “kill’em with kindness.” My mom had another saying of her own that she would often tell me. “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.”
As I reflect on that today, with the benefit of older age and more life experience (smile), I understand the powerful, profound meanings of both of those expressions and their implications involving relationship and friendship. Those expressions convey a sense of encouragement, love and kindness which we should endeavor to practice.
Found in Scripture in St Paul’s letters to the Romans (1:11-13; 15:3-5), Philippians (2:1-3), Colossians (2:1-3;4:7-9), and Thessalonians, (1Th5:10-15) St Paul wrote about how encouragement was important for the early Christians as well as important for us to practice today. Encouragement builds up the Body of Christ.
St Paul also wrote about kindness which can be found in Corinthians (2Cor6:5-7), Galatians (5:21-23) and Colossians 3:11-13. Kindness also builds up the Body of Christ and is one of the fruits of the Spirit (Gal5:22).
All four Gospels record how much Jesus talked about and practiced love and loving. Jesus even told us to love our enemies (Mt5:43-45; Lk6:26-28). And in John’s Gospel, Jesus gives a new commandment to love our neighbor as He as loved us. Like kindness, love is also a fruit of the Spirit (Gal5:22). Jesus modeled His love for God and His love for us. We only need to follow His good example.
In relationship and friendship, where two people care, support and love each other, encouragement and lovingkindness strengthens each person as well as strengthens the relationship/friendship they share. In the mutual sharing and support of the relationship, God’s presence is found because the persons are following Christ’s model and expectations for loving and serving our neighbor.
A part of supporting the other in a relationship/friendship is knowing when and how to practice active listening so that hopes, dreams, hurts, and frustrations can be expressed and heard with compassion and without judgment. Lovingkindness expressed during the times of active listening when we listen with our heart as well as our mind builds us up.
Perhaps the most challenging time to express lovingkindness is when there is conflict in a relationship/friendship, or when you are on the receiving end of mean-spiritedness from someone who is not your friend. During those times we can call on Jesus for help and strength to do the right thing and express kindness when we are face-front with the opposite. Repaying kindness with meanness may be just what is needed when someone is having a bad day and inadvertently takes it out on you. The expression of kindness may help them to get back to a sense of peace and help them to see their mean-spiritedness and help them to correct their behavior.
Let us pray for the courage and strength to follow Jesus’ model of love. Let us pray that we may give encouragement and kindness as St Paul writes about even when we may not receive those from others.

Transformed by Transfiguration

In the Gospel of Luke, today, Jesus takes Peter, John and James up a mountain to pray. In that experience, Jesus is transfigured before their eyes and Peter, John and James are transformed as a result of their encounter with Jesus Transfigured. We hear evidence of that in the 2nd reading, 2 Peter 1:16-19: “For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him from the majestic glory, ‘This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’ We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain. Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.”
When I reflect on this, I think about and pray with a vision to see the ways and the manner in which I have been transformed by Jesus. What I learned through that reflection is that in coming to be in relationship with Jesus in realizing Jesus’ love for me, I am encouraged; I am inspired to see and be grateful for the gifts God has blessed me with. And, in and through my relationship with Jesus, my expression of love for Jesus is having the courage to use my gifts in the service and ministry for my family, friends, neighbors, co-workers—everyone and everything in my community. Everyone. What I mean by that is that I am called to serve and minister not just folks who love, support and encourage me. I am called to serve and minister with those who do not love me, who do not support or encourage me. I am called to be there for them, too. I am called to be “a lamp shining in a dark place.” Today’s Scripture affirms that but also, our Catholic Church teaches us that we receive the Light of Christ in Baptism. We are to go and shine that Light of Christ to the world.
Deeper reflection on today’s Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord brings to mind some wisdom from Drew Brees’ book, Coming Back Stronger. Brees shares about trusting God that “God can use anything for good” Whatever happens to you; whatever the adversity in your life, God can use that to do good. We have to trust God, and we have to choose to be open to God to see and be aware of the good we can do as a result of the adversity in our life. He also shares that we can choose to be positive.
Lastly, we should be aware of those folks who God puts in our lives when we are in the midst of adversity. Those people who can deliver God’s message of hope, encouragement and inspiration when we need it the most in those times of despair. Drew Brees also comments on this, too. How his friend, Lorenzo Neal told him something he really needed to hear at a low moment in his life. What I get from that is that we need to be aware and trusting of God’s message being spoken by those who really care about us. Because they can see the big picture when our adversity has blinded us or given us tunnel vision not allowing us to see the big picture.
Be in touch with the transforming power of Jesus’ love. Be aware of those who speak God’s message of encouragement. When we are transformed by God’s love, we become a transformer for others. The whole community benefits from the sharing of our God-given gifts. Let the Light of Christ shine in us and through us.

Praying with Lightning

A dark flashing northeastern sky warned me there were thunderstorms ready to greet me as I made my way to work this morning. So, I settled into the cockpit of my Ford Escape and tuned my radio to KLOVE, the Christian music station. As I turned onto I-55 north, the darkness in the northeast was interrupted more and more frequently with bursts of light. Trying to find the consolation of the impending rain, I smiled to myself as I thought how God was going to wash the bugs off of my windshield and gift me with a free car wash. I was about to realize and be gifted with yet more insight from our loving God.
As I found myself making the right turn to head east toward Covington, there was still no rain yet in front of me the light strobes had been replaced with crooked vertical lines of lightning. Lightning fascinates me. There is so much energy in such skinny lines, and this energy is focused to singular points on the ground yet if these bolts of energy strike in strategic places, there can be a cascade effect of electrical outage or even ignite fires.
As I prayed with the lightning that God gifted me with this morning and as I applied it to my life circumstances and current local and global events, I was given my lesson for today.
Positive and negative charges within mixing air of a thunderstorm cause lightning. It is amazing to think that when two huge differences clashing together-- the resulting energy of that clash is lightning. And the resulting heat from lightning causes explosions of thunder.
The amazing revelation in all of that this morning was in order for that to happen, there has to be a relationship. There has to be a mixing of the hot and cold air masses. There has to be a coming together of the positive and negative charges in order for the amazing lightning to be born announced by the labor wails of thunder. Lightning cannot happen if both components are not present and reacting with each other. They have to be present and interacting.
If our relationships are to be healthy enough to create lightning, then there must me a mutuality of giving and receiving….there must be a mutuality of sharing…..there must be a mutuality of care. And out of all of that mutuality is born a love so great that it speaks thunder into our community and world.
And most importantly, where there is this mutuality of relationship, God is present strengthening, supporting and loving all of us.
Ya’ll have a good day. Create lightning. Do stuff to develop and strengthen your relationships with family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. Let the thunder roll.

Where's God

Have you ever entertained yourself with a Where’s Waldo book? Once your eyes trained your mind on the image of Waldo, you could scan pages and pages of cartoon graphic noise, zeroing-in on the image of the smiling Waldo cleverly hidden on the page.
I’d like to invite you to try something. In the comings and goings and busyness of your day, try to find God in the people, places and in your day’s experiences. Ask God to help you to do this.
God is always with us. God is present in God’s creation of people and nature…..God’s everywhere. And, when you find God, when you become aware of God’s loving presence rejoice and be thankful. Love God back for being there for you and blessing you with your loved ones and all you have in your life.
In this way, you will build your relationship with our good and gracious God. Your faith will grow and the next thing you know, you’ll be an instrument for God’s love and a living example of Christ.
So try it. Where’s God for you today?

I'm baackkkkkk......

After much prayer and discernment, I am out of hiatus and back posting here at my blog space.

I'd like to take the opportunity to acknowledge and thank all of you who have given me feedback about my writing. And, I 'd like to thank you for your encouragement about my writing because in and through your kindness you have nurtured my dream and for that I am most grateful.
And so it is with a grateful and changed heart, that I share with you my spiritual e-musings once again.

Sr GeoThea writes again.