Last night I went out for ice cream. Dairy
Queen makes a soft ice cream cone that is like tasting clouds. The full moon
was bursting through the sky to the east and the light was rushing out of the
western horizon as fast as my ice cream melted in my cone.
There is so much in this life to be grateful
for, to enjoy and to savour. In the midst of difficult global situations,
mayhem erupting in cities and despair at hospital bedsides, there is still so
much for which I am thankful. I’m not being selfish, it’s not an escape thing,
or “there but for the grace of God go I”, or even about privilege. It’s the
deep sense that in the verities and realities of existence, Love holds us,
Faith guides us, Hope transforms us. It’s not magic. It’s not naïve. It’s real.
And so my prayer for you is that whatever
travail confronts you, you know that you are loved. You are cherished. You are
not alone. You are God’s beloved.
May sweetness and light bring you delight.
Blessings,
The Rev. Dr. Catherine Faith MacLean