DEACON’S NOTE

My article this month consists of brief musings on several topics.

Am I the only one to be upset that fewer and fewer individuals seem to honor commitments when they find it inconvenient to do so?

Am I the only one who gets upset when individuals either do not make any effort to clear the sidewalks around their homes after a snow storm or shove the snow over to their property line so that in order to walk on the sidewalk I have to go out into the street and re-enter the sidewalk at the next house?   Does anyone else find that when the telephone/television/ internet service is “upgraded” there is on an immediate basis trouble with the telephone and/or TV and/or internet? I do marvel at the communication advances; I, however, wonder about it when I observe two individuals seated across the table from each other in a restaurant and texting (I hope not to each other) rather than enjoying each other’s company and a good meal. And I do have a concern that the generation of my grandchildren are spending so much time on video games and watching TV rather than participating in physical activity.

Well, enough of my negative musings. Several individuals have commented on the fact that we seem to have an early Lent. Well, yes it is. That’s because Lent is determined by the date of Easter which is determined by the lunar calendar. (It changes every year just like the observance of Passover by our Jewish brothers and sisters). Don’t worry; next year we have a late Lent. Of course the date of Easter determines the length of the season of Epiphany and the season of Pentecost... If we have a short season of Epiphany we will have a long season of Pentecost and vice-a-versa. Aren’t you glad you asked?

May all of us keep a holy Lent so that we can observe a glorious Easter.

Your servant in Christ, Deacon Tom Smith