Spring is coming

Someone sent me this sure sign that spring is coming.  The snow is receding - even the deer can see where they are going.  We haven't had a major storm this week.  The Red Sox moving van left for Ft. Myers.  It's still light out until almost 6:00.  There is light at the end of the tunnel!

Even though today was a day off - my 'weekends' are Tuesdays and Wednesdays - I did do some more work on my homily for this coming weekend.  The Gospel passage we will hear speaks of the commandments.  I've been mulling over what to say and how to say it, cognizant of the fact that the mere mention of the word 'law' sends shivers down most people's spine.

We are not a people who like to be told we 'have to' do this or that.  It is an affront to our freedom.  Especially in a democracy, we object to our rights being stepped on.  Yet, Jesus did not come to abolish the Law, he came to fulfill it, and to show us that God's Laws - His Commandments - are meant to assist us in our relationship with God and with one another.  They are not meant to stifle us or restrict us, but to enhance our interaction with our brothers and sisters.  When we are in a right relationship with others, all is indeed right in our world, and there is always light at the end of the tunnel.