Today we pause to remember those who stood up for our freedoms. We remember and honor the sacrifice of women and men throughout the centuries who believed that our way of life was worth protecting. We may not be called to take up arms, but we, too, can stand for liberty by making our voice heard against injustice and violence of all kinds. And, we can exercise our right to vote to elect honest and strong leaders to continue to make this country and world a better place with ‘liberty and justice for all.’
Starting next week, and through the season of Pentecost, we’ll be looking at the Parables of Jesus. I’ll be offering questions and some craft or activities that you may want to do with, or without, young children or grandchildren. Play and song are ways we don’t always equate with prayer and devotion. They are ways to connect to God on a deep level. Give yourself permission to try some fun this summer.
Br. Luke Ditewig of the Society of St. John the Evangelist
(SSJE) notes, “A playful perspective honors mystery. There is so much we do not
know, and that’s ok. There is always more than we can know about the other.
There is more than we will know about ourselves. There is so much more about
God than we know now. There is always more.”
