02.19.2023 | Sunny Sunday

The crocus are in bloom.  The daffodils and tulips are pushing themselves out of the cold ground and reach upward towards the sun.  Spring is showing itself in South Saint Louis on this Ordinary Sunday in February.  The skies are blue and sunny.  There is a warmth in the air.  I know Winter is not over yet.  I will enjoy the sunshine today.

Enjoy today.  Smile a little more.  Love a little more.  Enjoy what we have right now.  That's been a focus for me these past few weeks.  Enjoy this simple, ordinary life.  You never know when it will be over.  We recently learned that Jimmy Carter has decided to stop all medical interventions and live out his final days in hospice at home.  I think of President Carter and the kindness and love he showed so many during his life.  I pray for comfort for him and his family at this time.  He was the first President I was able to cast a vote for.  I'm still proud of that vote.  No one is perfect but he is a good, decent man who did his best for his country.  Even after his presidency he continued to do good works through the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity.  

A lot of things happening this week.  Fat Tuesday or Mardis Gras.  Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.  I pray that we all have a week filled with kindness and love this week.  Kindness and love. Nothing could make the world better than more kindness and love.  Amen.