This month, we get back to basics: love of God and of neighbor; the call to bear good fruit as followers of our Lord; the invitation to allow God’s love and peace to fill our minds and hearts, and to shape the way we live, strengthened in the love of Christ. And while we hear these readings in the Lectionary cycle of readings every three years, we will no doubt hear them anew in each cycle. I pray you continue to take consolation through the Love of God poured out for us in Jesus Christ and that your community will be filled with God’s peace, which surpasses all understanding.
