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My Brothers and Sisters,

Neither here nor there! There’s something about January thatseems different from all the other
months. It has 31 days but feels like it is six weeks long! Each day seems longer than the one before and it is one of the coldest months … so it is longer days with colder temperatures, normally. It seems like Mother Nature has applied the brakes when it comes to the normal bone-chilling cold we are used to this time of year – and I thank her, even if it doesn’t last.

It’s not just me that feels like the month lasts forever. Native Americans called this the month of long shadows. And that’s why I feel like we are neither here nor there – winter or spring. I know each passing day is closer to sunshine and warmth that lasts more than a day or two but the days go on forever. The coldest days seem to take their time.

January is the month when we start to think about getting back into shape, living up to our New Year’s promises and when I start to feel the beginnings of cabin fever. January is also when I start to feel a little glimmer of hope. Seed catalogs start to appear in the mail, the longer days mean more sunlight… so it’s not all bad. Our young people will
experience their First Reconciliation, which reminds us that Lent is just over the horizon! (Well, maybe that’s a little optimistic, but I'm desperate.)

We are not alone! Isaiah is told by God that He will become a light to the Nations, but Isaiah and Israel must have patience for the time is not here. Paul had to wait to see the fruits of his labors as he went out on his missionary journeys. John the Baptist had to wait for the fulfillment of God’s word: “The one who sent me said that I will see the spirit come down and remain on Him who is the savior, the Messiah”. We wait for the promise of a new spring, a new beginning, but, like all good things, we must be patient for all things come to those who wait.

May God Bless You,

Deacon Ray

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