Seasoning
In Northern Illinois, our calendar is well-defined by seasons. Although sometimes it appears that Spring and Fall are merely a figment of our imagination, each has its own special characteristics. Every season has special tasks and special joys. The Church images our earthly life rotating through the liturgical year in spiral fashion; each rotation bringing us closer and closer to God. Ecclesiastes envisions life as a series of seasons or “times” of our life. Using the words of Ecclesiastes, this year the St. Patrick Cor groups will examine the seasoning of our lives. We will think of seasoning in two ways; in the sense of adding zest and interest to our life and also in the sense of a tempering or curing effect which increases our competency. Join us this year as we explore the seasons of our lives!
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away.
a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak.
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace. . .
Ecclesiates 3:1-8
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