Dear Readers,
As we close out the year 2007, let me thank you for you many, many expressions of concern and care during my recent "illness." Likewise, let me thank you for the countless expressions of care during the year especially as we struggled in the springtime to get parish finances in order. Also your celebrating with me my 35th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood was a special moment.
As we move into 2008, I pray for you and me that the days, weeks and months ahead of us will be experiences of God's love and care for us. My heart surgery has taught me that we never know where God will lead us. Life is truly an ongoing journey that is an experience in self-discovery. As I have spent more than a few moments each day seeking to know what God is teaching me through the sudden and hardly-expected need for a by-pass surgery, I have come to realize that the more I trust in the Lord's care for me, the happier I will be. I pray that you come to know how much peace giving oneself to the Lord will bring to your heart. In our day and times this is not an easy challenge. We must, nonetheless, endeavor to achieve it.
There will not a reflection on New Year's Eve as I will be away for the weekend. So, let this posting be my wish for a New Year of much happiness, good health and, of course, much success in all your endeavors ... and let us not forget our parish in these prayers.
Fr. Milt Jordan
