The three readings speak to us of love. To them we might add the entry chant, which celebrates the liberty the Lord has won for his people: being redeemed, we are set free to love. Freedom that is focussed on self is diabolical, the worst slavery. In the first reading Cornelius, the centurion, had sent […]
Easter at Quarr is a good season to learn again that
Flowers open after winter months of apparent death,
Birds sing joyfully as they build new nests for their little ones to come,
Lambs gamble and bleat in the meadows.
Even roads reopen (!) giving access to visitors old and new – all welcome!
Will our hearts open, too,
To make peace after conflicts and wars
To forgive after disputes
To foster every human life from its conception to its natural end,
To bring a smile of hope on all faces around?
“Christ is risen from the dead.”
Happy Easter to you all!
Abbot Xavier and the Community