“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.” Psalm 118:24
Jesus Christ is risen today! God fulfills his promise; as today, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ – Our Savior – and his triumph over sin and death. Today, God reveals that our sins don’t control us, that the wickedness of the evil one and master of lies has no power over us, and that death isn’t the end. For this we “rejoice and are glad,” and so, filled with joy we welcome the story of the Resurrection – better yet, we experience the resurrection. We’re grateful of the presence of Christ in our lives; we’re grateful that Christ remains with and in us to protect us from evil, to guide through this life, and to give us hope in the resurrection. In proclaiming this Psalm, we express our gratitude for God’s everlasting mercy and saving power; therefore, consider then this day, a day of thanksgiving and day of hope that all can be conquered through our belief in Jesus Christ and what He does for us.
As we’re aware, Fr Adam will be leaving us at the end of the month as he returns to the Middle East to continue his ministry as Military Chaplain. It has been a brief stay with us, but we also understand his commitment of ministering to the great men and women in uniform that serve our nation especially abroad. His dedication to being the light of Christ to those who serve to protect us gives them strength and hope, encouragement and perseverance, and though we may be sad to see him go, we’re ever so grateful for what he does for them. Moreover, it has been a blessing to host him in our community this past year; he has been a blessing to us all. We appreciate his ministry and work in the parish and schools. He will be missed, and we will continue to pray for him during this time of transition and for his service to our military service men and women. He will always be a part of our community not only as a priest who serves the community but as a parishioner who worships with us – this is his home. Blessing to Fr Adam – may the Lord continue to watch over him, protect, keep in his care, and fill him with the Holy Spirit as he goes forth proclaiming and ministering God’s words as Chaplain to our military. His last weekend Mass with us will be on Sunday, April 27th at 5pm.
In Christ
Fr Robert