Csquared Thoughts

Pentecost 2008

Pentecost. As early as Pentecost can be this year, I believe. A long season after Pentecost in 2008. It's 27 weeks this year if I'm not mistaken.

About the resurrection, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams wrote, "the empty tomb proves nothing. And no amount of apparitions, however well authenticated, would mean anything either, apart from the testimony of forgiven lives communicating forgiveness." At the heart of our cathedral life is our longing to offer the spiritual and physical spaciousness for the human heart to learn how to love and forgive one another. Our sad and broken world cries out to hear the testimonies of "forgiven lives communicating forgiveness." Let those voices of life be ours in this long (and spacious) season of Pentecost. Mary E. Haddad   Canon Pastor - Grace Cathedral   Grace Cathedral Newsletter, Pentecost 2008

Being There

Terry and I were going to go down to Southern California for Thanksgiving and spend time with our respective families. But Terry came down with a nasty cold, so we decided to stay home. We missed seeing our families, but it was good to have a quiet Thanksgiving at home, and we put together quite the Thanksgiving dinner for the two of us.

Another upside to the cancelled trip was that I'm at home for Christ the King Sunday (or, perhaps, the Last Sunday after Pentecost where you worship). It's important for me to me in Church during those transitions between seasons. Normally we can be away for the Sunday after Thanksgiving and I can still be in church for the last Sunday after Pentecost. It didn't work out that way this year, but I'm home after all.

So I'm home for the end of the Sundays after Pentecost and for the start of Advent. That's a good thing.

And I'm ready for the start of Advent. It's been a long, tough, green season after Pentecost, and I'm more than ready for the blue of Advent.