Today our Church returned to what we call "Ordinary Time." For the next 90 days we do many things that are far from "ordinary." Today, or this weekend, serves as the "official" start of the summer vacation days. Parties, trips, vacations, staying outside later in the evening, cookouts, working in our gardens or yards --- all of this very different from"ordinary."
Perhaps today is a day when we thank our God for all the goodness that lies ahead. In these Nat King Cole "lazy, hazy days of summer," we are afforded the time to give some extra time to OURSELVES. It is is the relaxation of summer time and vacations that we have the wonderful opportunity to bond more closely with our families and friends ... and, hopefully, with the Lord Jesus.
So, what might be called "ordinary" is really extraordinary. There is really nothing "ordinary" about the 90 days ahead of us. It is a unique time. It is a privileged time. Let us not fail to take every advantage of this gift from God.
And, today, especially, let us not forget the "extraordinary" gifts given this nation of ours by those we recall in a special way on Memorial Day. There was and never will be anything "ordinary" about what these men and women have done for us.
