To Care and Not to Care

This was a piece I wrote for my good friend Colette Eaton over at  https://coletteeaton.com/ . She's been doing a series on Faith Resiliency in Ordinary Time. She asked me, "How do I see my faith growing and being challenged during this time? How do I see the Holy Spirit moving?" If there's anything certain about 2020, it's certainly not ordinary. And yet, the Church finds itself once again in Ordinary Time - half of the church calendar year! There's nothing new under the sun and God knows that. He isn't afraid. So this is a reminder to myself and to you, whether you find yourself crushed or expanding, to look towards that ever present faith God so graciously gives us. May you press on with hope.  “Pour out your Spirit, Lord : that we might dream your dream.” (From the Book of Common Prayer).   “So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after hi