We had such nice weather the past few days and now we've got a big snowstorm heading our way. I am so sick of the snow at this point and just want it to go away. I want spring, with flowers and sunshine and long walks in the park with my puppy dog. I am tired of layers, hats and gloves and subarctic air temps (not to mention what it is with the wind chill). I want spring. We turn the clocks ahead tonight so that is a sign of warmer days ahead. Yesterday I left work early and met the Big Man and the Little Man at the park and watched my little guy run around and be a kid. He had so much fun he fell asleep on the couch and was down for the count for the rest of the night.
We have some excitement coming up. The town St. Patrick's Day parade is next weekend and the Little Man will be riding on my employer's float. Last year we helped make it and this year we'll be riding on it. How exciting is that?! Also, Little Man is joining the Cherub Choir and will be singing on Palm Sunday. I am so excited!! I remember the choir days with my sister many many moons ago. I actually remember a lot of those days way back when at Trinity with a certain kind of fondness. I really felt at home there and I do miss it.
There's a certain kind of cadence and rythym to the Liturgical seasons with the Book of Common Prayer. Not to mention the daily prayer and compline. And the emphasis on social justice for all. There are so many things that I miss, and that aching will not go away no matter how I wish it to. I miss the music-choir and organ. The pomp and circumstances of the service. I miss the sermons that truly touched my heart. I really miss everything about it, and to think I gave it up for love.
Lent really is the time of year that I find the longings the strongest. Its something about the Wednesday night soup suppers with the education and prayer service. I miss the silent beauty of the Maundy Thursday service, as the altar was stripped bare. I miss Good Friday in its somber majesty. And the triumph of Easter morning, with the choir processing in, proclaiming Jesus Christ is Risen Today.
I think one of the reasons why I have not kept a good Lent these last few years is that I don't truly have a spiritual discipline anymore. I try but its not there. I just don't feel a connection to the church (small c not universal)where we belong, but not where I attend. I don't get anything out of it spiritually (and isnt that the point of being there?) and we don't go often enough to truly make a difference for the little man. But I think that's all going to change soon. I need it for me
Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity. Margaret D. Nadauld
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