Reflection

Spring is here, a time of waiting, of expectation... 

Spring is here, a time of… preparing new ground, planting new plants, nurturing new seedlings tending new shoots, protecting new buds.

A time of… clearing out the old, throwing away the tarnished, discarding the wasted, emptying out the junk, chucking out the broken.

A time of… dreaming new dreams, thinking new thoughts, making new plans, growing new goals, welcoming new hope.

A time of… holding tight the fragile, embracing the vulnerable, nurturing the young, becoming aware of the potential longing for summertime to recommit, to begin again the work… the rest of winter is over… the glory of summer is just beginning.

Creator who birthed the world, breathe your life into us. Saviour who entered the world, stretch out your hand to us. Spirit who pervades the world, fill and overflow us.

There is a time for everything,    

and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2     a time to be born and a time to die,    

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3     a time to kill and a time to heal,    

a time to tear down and a time to build,

4     a time to weep and a time to laugh,    

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,    

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6     a time to search and a time to give up,    

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7     a time to tear and a time to mend,    

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8     a time to love and a time to hate,    

a time for war and a time for peace.  (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)

Holy Family of Nazareth, be our inspiration and our guide.

Jesus of Nazareth, help us to grow in Faith, Wisdom and Knowledge.

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