06.11.2023 | Wet Sunday!

"Heaven came down and Glory filled my soul!" the old hymn goes.  I feel it this morning as the lovely rains from heaven are soaking the garden with much-needed moisture.  It is indeed a beautiful morning here in South Saint Louis.

It's been a bit of a week here in the Carondelet Garden.  Isn't that how it is sometimes?  It comes in waves.  Now the rains have come.  It feels a bit like grace falling upon the garden this morning.  My hope bucket is filling up as the rain falls.  It's a good day to relax and renew.

Isn't that what sabbath is all about?  Relax and renew for the coming week.  This morning is about the next cup of coffee.  A bit of music playing on the old smart speaker.  A real, old-fashioned newspaper sitting next to my chair.  Relax. Renew. Recharge.  

I hope you have an opportunity to relax, renew and recharge this Sunday in June.  I hope your bucket of faith, hope and love is being filled as well.  We all need to have a bit of reserve for when the drought comes again.  A bit of grace in the form of a rain shower.  Amen to that!