I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."

Psalm 122:1
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

Genesis 1:1
"This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalms 118:24
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And he shall direct your paths."

Proverbs 3:5



The Curate's Corner

Dear Good People of St. Mark’s,

Summer is here - a time for rest and relaxation, vacation, and most especially a little fun in the sun.  This change in seasons and in daily life gives us a very important opportunity for something many of us do not do often enough - reflection. Think about what the normal lifestyle is for our society.  We fly from one thing to another filling our lives with anything and everything, until we are burned out.  Thus, when we are able to take time off we have to literally stop everything and this leaves no room for any sort of reflection.

Yet this time of year we are given a magnificent occasion to slow our lives down.  Not just for a couple of vacation weeks but rather, for a season in order that we may begin to reflect upon our lives especially when it comes to our relationship with God. Growth in the Christian Faith is extremely hard to attain without some sort of reflection upon what God is doing in each our lives.

As we strive to take advantage of this time it may be good for you to begin with what has been for many a very profitable exercise.   Contemplate your life for the last ten to fifteen years and then ask yourself, “How has God given growth in my life so that I have become closer to Him?”   My brothers and sisters in Christ, God is about the business of sanctifying each of us; He is bringing us closer to Him and His ways on a daily basis.  Through this reflection may we realize this important fact and begin to more and more open our lives to His sanctifying grace.

My prayer for each of us in this summer season is that we take advantage of the gift God has given us for rest and relaxation, a little fun in the sun, and some very important reflection.  

 

Faithfully in Christ,

The Rev. Charles A. Hough, IV  



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