On this Saturday before Thanksgiving(at least in the United States –some of us celebrate on another day)let us offer thanks for so many thingsfor even during this difficult yearwe have so much for which we can be thankfuland it doesn’t hurt to be reminded Lord, I thank you for the small thingshot coffee when I… Read More

November is often a difficult month, Lord,For many people in the northern hemisphereSummer is well and truly overAnd the best of the fall colours are also finishedDaylight Savings Time has endedAnd the early sunriseDoesn’t really make upFor the darkening evenings In November we remember Long summer daysAnd gentle summer nightsAnd we miss themThese days we… Read More

Today, Holy One, I am grateful for this seasonOf creationThis time of harvestWhen we are all gathering inThe fruits of our laboursEarlier in the year Apples of many different varieties –But not the Honey Crisp yet –Are ripe for the pickingAnd we are gathering them inTo make apple pies and crumblesAnd sauce and butter Pumpkins… Read More

Lord, it is definitely fall around hereThe colours are starting to changeAnd there is a hint of frost in the airBy the time we go to bedMornings are briskAnd we are starting to look at wooly sweatersWhich have been stored For the past several months I thank you, Lord,That summer is drawing to its endAnd… Read More

Lord, we are in what we call The dog days of summer When the heat is too much For us to be able to do Much of anything And all we want to do Is to laze around Under a fan Sipping cool drinks During these days I think of the time of creation When… Read More

We are starting to reopen slowly in Québec after months of isolation and lockdown. I am now able to visit people in long-term care residences, but under very strict protocols. In the time BP (before pandemic), we held a weekly worship service in one of the residences on Wednesdays, but that hasn’t happened since March.… Read More

Years ago, I used to walk every day – at least once. I was a teacher at the time, and I would spend my lunch hours walking instead of sitting in my classroom marking papers, or in the staffroom gossiping with colleagues. Not only did I feel better physically, I felt better emotionally. I was… Read More

We are now entering our 8th week of confinement and there are words in my vocabulary which I have never heard before, let alone used. We talk about quarantine and self-isolation and social distancing as though these things were normal. If we meet at all, it is through Zoom or Skype or FaceTime. We cannot… Read More