July/August 2011, Vol. XXXI, No.
Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters
Summer is ‌ a gracious time of celebrating
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ummer is an awesome and very precious time. Yet it goes by so quickly with its jubilees, graduations, vow ceremonies, beautiful feast days, holidays, retreats, vacations, gorgeous flowers and picnics. It is a gracious time of celebrating one another, fine weather, nature and the whole banquet of life of which we are all graced to be a part. The banquet of life has cosmic dimensions. We experience God’s goodness in the galaxies, the stars, our solar system and Mother earth with its rivers, lakes and oceans, with its mountains, valleys, open prairies and cities, with its thousands of species of plants and animals, and with our human family. At his banquet all was created for communion. All are interrelated and interconnected. In the more relaxed time of summer, I hope all of us take time to develop attitudes of heart and mind which help us to marvel at the existence we share with all of life and creation.
fine weather, nature and the whole banquet of life ...
We have all been feeding on the banquet of life. Ever since in our mother’s womb we nourished ourselves on the food, water and air that our mothers ate, drank and breathed for us. We have feasted from the sun, water, air and soil; and have nourished ourselves from the fish, birds and many other species of plants and animals. From other human beings of all cultures and religions we have been fed with their thoughts, dreams, hopes and successes. We have been challenged by their wisdom, courage, their faith, hope and love. Yes, we have been eating ravenously from the banquet of life. (continued on page 2)