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February/March 2019 Newsletter

From Your Rector
During February and March we will transition between two liturgical seasons. During the liturgical season of Epiphany, which continues until March 6, we are called to notice those places where Jesus is made known to us, to notice times when we see God for who God is. For example, we are called to notice God’s presence when we hold the hands of our grandchildren or snuggle close to our loved ones and feel the love and joy. We see God at work in the strange intuition that nudges us to do a specific good deed and then later in the sense of peace that tells us we did exactly the right thing. We see God when God’s light shines in the form of comfort for us in dark times, such as fear, depression, or pressure. We see God for who God is when we look at nature and its cycles, the lengthening days, the ebbing and flowing tides, the cold weather yielding to spring. In Lent, which will continue into April, we are called to cultivate our internal life – to spend more time in prayer and self-examination – and to examine our relationship as mortals with this Holy God. We ask the questions: How do we stand in comparison to this God? How can we improve in our discipleship and where do we need to seek more of God’s grace? Often we give up, for a time, luxuries that we take for granted or add, for a time, a spiritual discipline that requires us to give of ourselves. These two seasons help us to be ready for the new birth that will follow in Easter.

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