Sunday Observations

Some random thoughts I had at church this morning.

The birds are once again building nests in the lights above the cloister walk.   There is a rather large one in the light just outside the doors to the narthex. 

We have so many lovely young people who regularly participate in our services as acolytes.  Three of those who served today are kids that I remember as chubby toddlers.  How odd to see them almost completely grown up, and so faithful to service in our church.  We are family, and as in all families, the little ones grow up much too fast!  (They make the rest of us feel so old!)

Ordination really is forever.  We have a number of retired clergy who worship with us at the cathedral.  Often there will be more ordained clergy in the nave than in the chancel..  It is nice that we have many who are willing to step up and help out when our regular clergy are busy elsewhere, or need a break.  Our retired clergy, like our youngsters, are some of our treasures at St. Paul's.  We have so much to be grateful for as a community of believers.  The best thing we have though, is each other.  We grow and learn and stumble and suffer together.  We also rejoice and celebrate together. 

Some Sundays, when most of the choir is sneezing and snuffling, and yet, the music comes out sounding wonderful; those are the Sundays when those of us who sing know that our song is very much an example of the Grace of God at work.