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Vicar's Corner
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Dear Friends, I stand in awe… …the lilacs are in bloom! The beauty of
the blooms send me off on “memory excursions” – one deep sniff with
closed eyes and I am standing near the giant deep purple lilac bush my
grandmother loved. The blooms, so fleeting leave such an impact during
their short As fleeting as their time is in the garden, the lilacs are, for me, the true harbingers of spring and the new life it brings. As the heady fragrance of lilacs fade, the garden loses no time - the wonder of jasmine takes over. The beauty and brilliance of our mimosa tree is close behind, followed by a summer full of roses. It seems there is always another gift. Even the fall and winter bring color and fragrance unique to their time of year – indeed, there is always another gift! On Monday April 23rd, St. Gabriel’s hosted a neighborhood meeting to share our dreams with those who live in our midst. It was a beautiful warm day; in spite of that, people came. People came! Many were from our own community, but a handful of neighbors we have never met were here. It was wonderful to get to know names and faces of a few who live over the fence, or across the street. Together with Dennis Thompson, our architect, we shared our vision to become a resource to our neighbors. We talked about the Yew Center, with its mission to “nurture centered life,” and about our preschool being created to meet the needs of our little neighbors by offering a high quality Episcopal school. We talked about our building, we talked about our garden, we talked about our community - we talked about being neighbors. One beautiful life-giving gift after another, shared with joy, shared with neighbors. Where will these gift lead, what will be next? Only the Holy Spirit knows, but for now, sweet memories are being created. I am sure that next spring the lilacs will again transport me – first stop, my grandmother’s garden, then on to a sweet memory of neighbors meeting for the first time. I stand in awe… Blessings,
LouAnn+ |
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