No, this is not the chruch here in Mannistique this morning, but an old one from Rochester... I thought that it signified the wonder and beauty that surrounded us at mass this morning! What joy to be able to worship with all of our family minus Hallel, who should be in France today in the arms of her amazing community of the Lamb! Wishing all of you a wonderful family weekend in which we remember the gift of freedom that many have fought and died for... so that we could start at the cross as Father so eloquently reminded us today!He shared a powerful story that made me wipe tears... "A prisoner in the concentration camps had heard that with the end of the war in sight... that the Natzis would execute all of them, and then bull dozers would come in and bury everything before the enemy had a chance to come and see the atrocity they had done to so many. They heard the sound of heavy equipment and all huddled together in prayer asking God to give them the strength to face the end... They looked up to see a line of tanks break down the fence and on the front one was an American flag... He is now forever moved by this and salutes it although he is not American. Next he saw a large crucifix around the neck of one of the soldiers in the tank, and at that moment he became a Christian! He fell to his knees and genuflected to the source of Life! Now whenever he sees a crucifix he falls to his knee and geunuflects!"
May we all appreciate the wonder of this amazing freedom that we are blessed with! And may we look to the cross and know that it is truly the "tree of life" and that is where true freedom for all the chains of sin and death are forever banished and we fly to the arms of our loving and forgiving Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Jesus we trust in you! Amen and Halleluia! Bless-bless,barb
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