a note from rev. sharon

Dear St. J​ohn's,

I am eager to return to celebrate Holy Eucharist with you this Sunday. I had hoped to return from my medical leave in time for Pentecost, but, as the Robert Burn poem says, “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley”!
 
As humans, we move through time chronologically, planning for what will happen in the next moment and hour and day and year. But often, the future forces changes to those plans.
 
When this happens, it’s helpful to remember that God is with us every moment – and that each individual moment is the only time we truly have. While it is good to plan ahead, there is no guarantee we will live to see the future we have planned for.
 
So, let us not get so caught up in dwelling on the past or dreaming of the future that we forget to live in the present. Let us not miss the beauty of the iris or the flicker of summer’s first firefly or the love in a dear friend’s smile.
 
“This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24-25)
 
Rev. Sharon