The phrase - rolling stones - gather no moss - very applicable right now - spiritually - morally. We have just experienced a very unusual Lent - Triduum - Easter - sheltering in place - staying at home - in isolation. For the lucky ones - with spouse - family - those alone - definitely more isolated. We have come to realize that in this period of pandemic - we need each other. When we first discovered God - Jesus - wandered on our own - joined a group - parish - community - we began to grow - with the help from others. We learned that our faith journey was never in total isolation - God placing the right people along the path - to guide - inspire us. With the help of others - God revealed His Truth - Love - to us.
Once you meet Jesus - you can not continue to walk the same path - your eyes set on new directions - avenues - to walk as you continue your growth as a disciple. The same with this pandemic - so much revealed - inadequate health facilities - unfair employment practices - unjust benefits provided by employers - government - lack of housing for those unable to provide for themselves. Jesus told us 2000 years ago - the poor will always be with us - does not explain why - after 2000 years - nations still have not found a way to address - poverty - adequate housing - feeding - clothing those poor. I recently read that in one part of the world - the people take mud - formed into patties - baked on the ground in the sun - eaten to fill the stomachs of those without food. As Christians - as people of God - now is the time to make changes. Returning to what was the norm - no longer an option - now the time to make drastic changes - to correct these social ills. As we work to do this - we will also grow in our relationship with Jesus - doing as He asked - feed His sheep - love His sheep - care for His people. The time to act is now - not later - rolling stones - we the rocks of faith - gathering no moss - as we move forward - into His future.
Deacon Dale
Once you meet Jesus - you can not continue to walk the same path - your eyes set on new directions - avenues - to walk as you continue your growth as a disciple. The same with this pandemic - so much revealed - inadequate health facilities - unfair employment practices - unjust benefits provided by employers - government - lack of housing for those unable to provide for themselves. Jesus told us 2000 years ago - the poor will always be with us - does not explain why - after 2000 years - nations still have not found a way to address - poverty - adequate housing - feeding - clothing those poor. I recently read that in one part of the world - the people take mud - formed into patties - baked on the ground in the sun - eaten to fill the stomachs of those without food. As Christians - as people of God - now is the time to make changes. Returning to what was the norm - no longer an option - now the time to make drastic changes - to correct these social ills. As we work to do this - we will also grow in our relationship with Jesus - doing as He asked - feed His sheep - love His sheep - care for His people. The time to act is now - not later - rolling stones - we the rocks of faith - gathering no moss - as we move forward - into His future.
Deacon Dale
