Every Sunday at our parish, our priests offer a special blessing for those who are celebrating birthdays that week. All those who wish to receive the blessing come to the front of the church. Each week I am struck by the collection that comes forward. Very often the ages range from babies to the most senior in the crowd and everything in between. Sometimes little guys come up by themselves, tentatively approaching the front while someone unrelated and 40 years their senior moves aside to give them a spot. On the other side is a teenage girl, and then a mother holding a baby (is it the baby’s birthday or the mother’s—either way the picture is a beautiful one!). When all have arrived, Father begins this blessing:
great post. ive never thought of sin as an equalizer, as the consequences of various sins vary so much. but in a sense of course you are right and its helpful to think of it this way!
great post. ive never thought of sin as an equalizer, as the consequences of various sins vary so much. but in a sense of course you are right and its helpful to think of it this way!