Get Outside to Experience of Sermon Full of Love

In this time of pandemic, there is much that is out of our hands, much that causes concern There are questions, constraints, challenges...

But, there are also blessings.

So many blessings.

This week, I have recognized some of those blessings when getting outside with my family.

Then, today, I came across these words which struck me:

Let all creation help you to praise God. Give yourself the rest you need. When you are walking alone, listen to the sermon preached to you by the flowers, the trees, the shrubs, the sky, the sun and the whole world. Notice how they preach to you a sermon full of love, of praise of God, and how they invite you to proclaim the greatness of the one who has given them being.

 ~ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS

Indeed, during this time we are called to praise God... to give ourselves rest when needed... to listen... to notice... to accept an invitation to proclaim the greatness of God.

God is great... all the time! Even in this time of pandemic.

Know that. Rest in that. Be at peace, and, if you can, get outside.

That is what I heard today, and I share it here in case it may help you pray, praise, and be at peace.