The noun, rumination, means a deep considered thought about something.

Easter Sunday night it rained quite a bit and large puddles could be found in the streets and on the grass on Easter Monday.

After I came home from Mass that Monday, I commented to my wife, Marilyn, that it really must have rained hard the night before to still have such an accumulation of visible water on the ground. Marilyn replied somewhat surprised that I hadn’t heard the heavy rain and thunder the night before. I answered I did not hear any of it and must have been so tired that I slept through all of it.

This made me reflect on whether we also might sleep though the times Jesus sends His graces upon us in life. We may be immune to His presence due to the storms we face in life causing fatigue as we face personal, local and global challenges. 

How is it that we survive such challenges? We survive because we are never alone. God is constantly present to us, helping us on the way.

Thank you, dear God, for being so good to us. Please forgive us when we fail to see, acknowledge, and show our humble gratefulness for always being present and helping us. 

By: Deacon Tom Gryzbek