Happy Easter!!! Thank goodness the Easter season is 50 days long because it means this message is still on time! I hope that everyone had a meaningful Triduum and a blessed and beautiful Easter Sunday. I feel a little bit badly that I haven't written a note since Good Friday. I kind of left our flocknote group locked up in the tomb with only the hope of Sunday coming. This note seeks to remedy that with a big old dose of Easter joy and Alleluia!! I hope that you enjoy this 2 minute Easter poem:
This poem caused me to ponder what it means to be ALIVE. God created each of us and is the giver of life, and Jesus came to conquer death so that we can have eternal life. BOTH of these are pure, unmerited GIFTS OF LOVE and yet, so often, I go through my days as though they are unlimited and I waste time and opportunities to be with friends or to be of service, and I complain about so many things. Those are the days that I need to put on my gratitude glasses and see the blessings that are so generously poured out upon me; days for me to realize that life isn't just something to get through, but rather to be savored and enjoyed and shared. God has given me life and in turn I need to give life to others through kindness, love, forgiveness, mercy, acceptance, and gratitude.
This song by Phil Wickham is an awesome reminder to me of why we walk through Good Friday and that death doesn't have the final word and I have to quit living like I don't know the end of the story... ALLELUIA HE'S ALIVE and thank God, so am I.
I feel better now that I've gotten us out of the tomb, and I'm seriously not exaggerating when I say I have probably listened to this song 30 times in the past week. I just love when he says, "Let me tell you what happened next" and I'm like "what, what happened next???" Makes me smile EVERY time I hear it!
Life-Giving Opportunities to be Together are SPRINGING up Everywhere!
Men's Morning of Reflection
April 29
This is our Spring Men’s Morning of Reflection. Our guest will be Fr Rob and he will be helping us better understand the Mass. The morning will also allow hearing from other men, like you, with regard to their experience of the Mass.
For details and to register, visit the website:
https://www.blessed-midland.org/2023/04/11/mens-morning/
Confronting Mass Incarceration in America
Thursday, May 4 at 6:30 pm
We often hear words like “mass incarceration” and “restorative justice” tossed around in the media, but what do those words actually mean and what IS the current reality of our prison system?
We are delighted to welcome Demetrius Titus who is the Deputy Executive Director of Zealous, a national advocacy and education initiative that is working to transform and change laws and policies for our national prison system. His talk will give insightful and hopeful information.
For details and to register, visit the website:
https://www.blessed-midland.org/2023/03/30/confronting-mass-incarceration-in-america/
Spend time with God in nature by praying with your senses
May 8 at 10:00 am and 6:30 pm
Join Lyn Pajk at the Chippewa Nature Center for prayer and a song before heading out to the trails. Please register by May 5 to ensure she has enough prayer guides.
SAVE THE DATES
JUNE 11: Our 4th Annual Taste of Summer Bike Ride
JUNE 26: Our 2nd Annual Garden Stroll
Wishing you all a week filled with life giving moments and moments that you share life with others!
With Easter Hope and Joy,
lyn