Sunday Message (Repost from 2020)

Spring Forward

“I am imperfect in many things, nevertheless I want my brethren and kinsfolk to know my nature so that they may be able to perceive my soul's desire. “

St. Patrick c. 452

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

It has been sometime, near three months now since I last visited the website. I have been traveling some, staying here and there, searching for those who are lost. The holiday season has come and gone, and still there are those who have been forgotten. The cold was brutal and the mercy completely divine. I hope to catch up on some of the things that have been going on, St Patrick’s Day seemed fitting.

Spring is upon us now, and the world it seems is full of anxiety. In a time when we should be outdoors, relishing God’s creations, we have shut ourselves in, and separated ourselves from one another. I wonder at the panic that has seemed to set in in the United States, but I do have abundant faith that the Lord’s will is indeed in action, no matter the outcome, good or bad.

The New Year brought about reflection of the year gone by now. It was one full of surprise, pain, and growth, I feel as if I have grown from something that I was. The journey I am on, having been on, for now nearly fifty years, is truly wondrous at times, scary at times, and full of love from others and our Father in Heaven. Mercy has been shown me when I have not earned any, but for the grace of God go I.

As St Patrick said of himself, I too “am imperfect in many things,” but I must still try and better myself, so that I may be better for those around me and whom I love dearly. Thanks be to God, that each day when I wake I am able to yet try and try again, to be one more observant of the commandments of Christ, and do my best to do his will. To pray for those who are suffering in today’s chaotic world of unknown and known threats to our survival. Let us give thanks and praise that the Lord may see our flaws, and we seek his forgiveness during those times when we are weak to our material desire.

Our souls’ cry out for mercy and love from our Creator. We seek his guidance in times of trouble and peril. We must come to know that God is with us, in us, around us; in nature and the things we feel each day, eternal such as we are. My soul’s desire is to know love, unconditional love between all mankind, and creatures of the Earth. Perhaps we can get there together. Thanks be to God.

Yours In Christ,

Br. M.