Thursday, November 2, 2023

Serious and Silly


Dear Friends

The poem and cartoon above represent two very different moods---serious and silly.

I am sharing them because they are both timely and they remind us that life is full of mixed emotions which we often carry at the same time.

Thanks to The Rev. Canon Kelli Grace Kurtz, rector of All Saints’ Riverside, for the wonderful poem about today, All Souls, also known as All Faithful Departed. After celebrating well and widely known figures on All Saints Day, November 1st, today is a day to remember those we knew personally. The communion of saints referred to in the Apostles’ Creed is not about members of a Spiritual Hall of Fame receiving bread and wine at the altar together. It is about the continuing relationship we have with all those we love and honor and remember.

The cartoon explains itself, and so Kathleen and I would like to be the first to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

John

P.S BREAKING NEWS FROM THE INTERNET: Walmart has announced they will be closed on Thanksgiving Day so all the self-checkout people can be with their families!

 

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