Gospel, Homily and Coffee

The other day, on Nature the TV show on PBS, they did an episode on the Okavango Delta in Africa. This is a huge marsh, that goes through a yearly cycle of rain and flooding. A complex relationship amid all the animals keeps this marsh thriving and healthy. The Elephants keep the vegetation at bay and to stir up nutrients. Fish clean up materials and be food for others. It goes on and on. The trees of forests rely on a complex web to remain healthy. A forest of just one type of tree is not as healthy. It requires diversity. And what makes it work is that their roots intermingle and between the roots there exists a fungus which transfers nutrients between the trees. So that in the summer when the deciduous trees make lots of food they share with the conifers. And in the winter, the conifers share nutrients with the deciduous.  Amazing God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. A diverse community interconnected through mutual love. Love, the choice and desire to help bring o

"It is our salvation to give you thanks" If you have not watched the Show “The Good Place” I highly recommended it. It’s really a show of ethics and morality, and of redemption. The setting the good place, heaven, and the premise is a group of 4 people are in heaven, but one knows she does not belong, so she seeks to earn her way in. And one other character, also realizes that she also does not belong. She raised millions upon millions of dollars for charity..a good thing. But her motivation was all wrong. She did it to compete with her sister. But in a moving scene with her sister they realized that their parents set them up to compete for their affection. They reconciled. Children seek the attention and approval of their parents and trusted adults. Even as babies, when they are learning, they look to their parents. As they grow into kids we hear “Mom, Dad, Uncle Bob, Father Bob look at me!!!” as they play, try new things. They want to know they are doing goo