If you drive into the Holy Martyrs’ Church parking lot and look to the east, you will see on the far east side two parking lot lights.

At the cement bases of these parking lights you will notice green plants growing through the asphalt and cement that are growing taller each week. In the midst of this cement jungle, we find life!

As we journey through life, we may feel like we are metaphorically in many “parking lots.” We go here or there. Time flies by and we wait for our number to be called to meet Jesus at the end of our lives.

Sometimes, the time we spend waiting in these “parking lots” can seem very lonely and very barren (like a parking lot).

We then may wonder why we feel so alone. We may wonder if anyone cares or notices the pain we can each feel at times.

If that thought comes to you, please always remember that you are never alone. Our loving God is never absent. He is there to bring His light to our darkness and nourish us with His graces. In Him, we find life! 

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

-By Deacon Tom Gryzbek