Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb
Jesus
As we walk through this valley of darkness, at this time it is very hard to see light at the end of the tunnel. Having read; and I will read again and again “THE SUGGESTION PUT FORWARD FOR THE DEVELPMENT OF THE PARISH” as an outcome to the synodal process. It brings me back to the very beginning of this year when we lit the first Advent Candle “the candle of hope”. I remember then the value of that candle, “hope is the one thing we can always cling on to”.
Right now as times are so grim, it is something good to have to hold on to. I have to come to terms with a deep sense of hopelessness, because of the number of times I have failed to improve. Re-reading the suggestions brings hope. One of the important suggestions is core groups and the sense of working together and empowering ministries. So let us continue to try again. The Queen’s Jubilee and the Centenary of the church are promising events.
Light at the end of the tunnel always helps us with hope. So again, (with the help of God) two things: 1) Easter and 2) The very promising words from the early development of the church “The day of Pentecost came”. Yes, more than anything else “when the day of Pentecost came”, my great hope is that this year we will have a real experience of Pentecost.
So far our masses, our prayers and all our efforts are flowing in the right direction. Let us look forward to Easter.