Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall? All you have to do is call…

Yes, I know it's corny. I'm getting the theme for my blog post this week from a 70's song by James Taylor ("You've Got a Friend"). But really, I think it has a good point that I want to dig into. Right now, I'm preparing for Confirmation in April. I'm doing a book with my sponsor called Have Faith: Sustaining the Spirit for Confirmation and beyond. The book is by Michael Carotta, and one of the points that he made during the first reflection was that we are always in different spiritual seasons. We can be in summer, enjoying the warmth and comfort of our spiritual lives, just like we love the warmth and comfort of the beach, the pool, and lazy summer days. Or we could be the opposite, in winter. We could feel cold and frigid, kind of like it is outside our windows right now (but, hey, I'm not complaining about that- I've had a four day weekend because of the snow!) There's also spring and fall, the in between seasons. If you are in spiritual spring, you may feel like your faith is blossoming. Or if you're in fall, you may feel like your faith is changing, just like the leaves. But remember, God's always with you. So whether it's winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you have to do is call on God, and he will help you. So embrace the season you are in. If it's winter, pray for help and guidance to stay close to God. If it's summer, enjoy the season, and store up some of that hope and some of that love you have right now.

Also, I wanted to let you all know about an exciting opportunity I have been blessed with this week. I am happy to let you know that I will be having a segment on Catholic Moments podcast with Lisa Hendey called Teen Moments. The post above is actually the focus of this week's Teen Moment, but that won't usually be the case.

May God Bless you this week,

Avery