
MONDAY MAY 15TH, 2023
“The Holy Spirit wants to stay with us: he is not a passing guest who comes to pay us a courtesy visit. He is a companion for life, a stable presence. He is Spirit and desires to dwell in our spirits. He is patient and stays with us even when we fall. He remains because he truly loves us; he does not pretend to love us, and then leave us alone when things get difficult. No. He is faithful, he is transparent, he is authentic.”
Pope Francis
My anthropology professor explained to me that we are social animals. We feel safest when we are incorporated in our group, and we feel that most when we are doing things together. Yes, that can have a dark side (mob violence) but it also has an extremely bright side. When we sing together, we are not only physically oriented the same way (usually we face the leader), but we are also even breathing in unison. I sang with you and the audience while I watched the clip. It was great.
Caroline M.