By the time this article appears, our friends, the cicadas, will have gone.

Happiness is putting God first, and letting everything else go. I can’t say I have always done that, but I know that is the secret of happiness.

I invite you to celebrate this anniversary of my ordination by inviting God into the silence of your life, by reading the Scriptures and sharing in the Eucharist.

None of us can pull ourselves out of the grave. But Jesus could. And so we put our faith in Him. Fear of death is normal. With human eyes we can only see a life ended.

The struggle for power and domination has gone on for centuries, but women save the world by ruling the heart. And in so doing, they will save the world.

Chaos and violence are the marks of darkness. Compassion and care are the marks of love.

Every day we can celebrate the God who comes to us in others, and in the events of life.

We Christians believe that God has entered into this world of fear.

We can spend our days being aware of God within us and praying for those around us.

Practice living each moment with the power of God. And in so doing, you and I are constantly becoming the very love of God himself.