May 15, 2026

Is it just me, or does this feel like an especially beautiful spring?

Maybe after the winter we had, someone, somewhere, decided to shower us with a few extra blessings. Or maybe it's that after a difficult span of time, the little joys begin to feel like big joys. Either way, noticing little joys all around us is a pretty wonderful spiritual practice. It is actually the way the Tuesday Morning Prayer group at Saint Anne's starts every gathering: "What is your small joy today?" It is amazing how even hearing the small joys of others can lift our moods and help us notice Spirit in the world around us. 

I guess Jesus was onto something when he told us to take note of the wildflowers, celebrate the tiny mustard seed, and not underestimate the importance of finding even just one lost sheep. Smart guy, that one.

The blue sky, sunshine, and colors bursts everywhere; the blessing of the playground last Sunday; working with our youth preachers on the (outstanding) sermons they'll offer this week; a notice from the library that a book I've been waiting for is in - these are just a few small joys I've been noticing in the last week. What are yours? Email me and let me know! 

My prayer for you this week is to find an abundance of little joys all around you. Enough little joys to add up to a heart-full.