March 2021 Newsletter
Lent - Lent is normally our wilderness time but I’d say the last 12 months of Corona-tide has been our wilderness time. Last month, we had extended bitter single digit cold, 2 snowstorms, extended loss of electricity, no running water, burst water pipes, no way to get gas, food, cell service, etc., we have given more and have done without to last a long time. We had several parishioners with flooded homes from burst water pipes, even our own Parish Hall had a water pipe burst, people toasted a slices of bread with a stick over the fireplace, scooping snow to melt to flush toilets.
This extended single digit cold snap and then a second snowstorm in a week here in south Texas has been hard. Not to mention we’re still in a Pandemic.
We’re not asked to do things on our own, which can be one major misinterpretation of giving up things for Lent. God is always there for us. We find ourselves in a time where we must trust in God and draw on his strength. I believe when we’re tested, it helps us grow, to show us that we have the faith and ability to stand up to the testing, that we’ll trust God in difficult times and to strengthen our faith and Christian formation.