In an article I was reading before Easter the author said, “Hope arrives in the present tense.” It was subtle but she made a good point. The grammatical difference between “Jesus rose from the dead” to “Jesus is risen” can be the difference in seeing the Resurrection as something that came and went or something that is on-going daily in our lives.
Venerable Madeleine Delbrél, French poet, author, and mystic, knew how to keep focused on the present. Through her eyes, we, too, can keep hope in the present tense: Make us live our life not as a game of chess in which everything is calculated. Not as a game of sport in which everything is difficult. Not as a problem that racks our brain, not as a debt to pay, but as a party, as a ball, as a dance in the arms of Your grace, in the universal music of love. Lord, come and invite us.
Showcasing SHA talent: This cat by Olivia in 1st is taking a snooze while she thinks of her next chess move.
God bless,
Mrs. Alhadef
4th grade Aide
Campus Minister