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My Brothers and Sisters,

When I was still running, especially marathons, I would experience challenges. I would pass the 18-mile marker and would start to look ahead hoping to see the finish line. But, no matter how often I would look, it would seem that I was no closer to the end. When you reach this point, you realize that you need some help to keep going and to keep focused on the goal. For me, it was always the voice of either a friend, or, many times, a stranger who would shout out, “You can do it!” Just four words and I had the energy to go on.

Watching the weeks of winter slowly go by reminds me of the same thing. November and December are easy with all the holiday distractions. Just like in a race, we are still working toward a goal, still strong and focused. Come January and February we find ourselves at the 18-mile mark and we desperately look for signs that it is almost over and the finish line is just over the hill or around the next corner. I was thinking about this while walking around the yard with my wife surveying the flower bulbs and Lenten roses that are already starting to bud. It looked, to me like spring would be early. And then the rain and snow and wind came. Winter wouldn’t let me forget that I still had a few miles to go. My energy dropped nearly as much as the temperature did overnight. I found myself looking for a little bit of encouragement.

As a Church, we may feel like we are at the 18-mile marker. The storms of the scandal have buffeted us and we find that we need each other to remind us to not give up. We can make it. The number of priests keeps declining, which makes us wonder how our churches will stay open – it seems that the winter will not end. Listen for those voices that call out. Don’t lose hope. A new spring is coming. All we have to do is look at the readings each week to be reminded that the Church has always struggled both in the old and the new testaments. It has always struggled with poor leaders, the lack of priests and the need to maintain our houses of worship. Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel that we are all required to call out and to encourage each other to see that all are fed at the table of the Lord.

May God Bless You,

Deacon Ray

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