It's the end of the year

Yes, it is.  I have not been drinking nor am I high on anything.  Truth is that, for the Church, this past Sunday was the last Sunday of the year and next Sunday is the first Sunday of a new year.  So the years go on.

As I offered a reflection at mass on the year that has been, I unpacked the bag we had packed a year ago for sustaining the journey through 2019.  How did we go?

Our bag was packed with goodies from Luke's gospel.  As I unpacked it, I recalled how we wanted just the necessities as we travel light.  These necessities were:
-Care as we want and need to look after each other;
-Solidarity as we are all in the same boat and need each other;
-Compassion as we are all weak and vulnerable;
-Love that meets the challenges of the journey;
-Faith that nourishes the journey;
-Hope that sustains the journey.

As we unpack the bag, we now need to repack for another year as the journey continues no matter what

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