Venite!

Greetings, Sisters, Brothers, and Friends of the Community!

The snow here has melted a little bit. It is still quite high, though, so we can still only receive air mail…

The psalm assigned for our lesson this past Sunday in Lent was Psalm 95. Many of us know the first part of this psalm as our Venite, the invitation psalm for Morning Prayer. Come!
We are asked to come to God’s presence with a song of Thanksgiving, and to be in a state of joy!

Why do this? It is explained in verses 3-5: For He is a great God, and a King above all gods. Everything that exists belongs to Him.
He is our God and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.

All that is, and all that happens in this world belongs to Him. In the long run, He is in control and will eventually make things right according to His plan.
When you encounter a tough situation in this earthly life, as we all do, one of two things will happen. Either you will escape it, or you will not.

Ultimately, however, you will end up all right. And often what we thought of as NOT getting through it OK, actually WAS getting through it OK.
It’s often a matter of perspective and time, and love. It is joy to know that “All will be well.”

Oh, that today you would listen to His voice! (v.7)

Bless you all for who you are and what you do!

Have a great week,

Br. Daniel-Joseph