Dear Parishioners,
Thank God for the beautiful rain this last week. I hope that we get what we need for your crops and gardens.
I realized that I have not written previously of my taking advantage of Spiritual Direction. About once a month, I go to a priest spiritual director. I have found this personal time as extremely valuable and needed. There are times that I have gone where an issue has weighed so heavy on my mind and heart that I cannot see the way, and he helps me find clarity. There are other times where I have gone overwhelmed by joy that he has helped me praise the Lord in a coherent manner. The time I spend is never wasted and as I leave his office, I know that I am 'centered' again on the Lord. Spiritual direction, along with priest support groups (which I am not a part of), form an integral support for priests. Without at least one of these, many have simply turned in on themselves, turning ministry into drudgery. I am profoundly thankful for the opportunity to go, and my current director is excellent. Because he is at the King's House in Buffalo, and the parish in Buffalo was my teaching parish while I was in seminary, I also usually take the evening to visit with those who accompanied me in my time there. This group has helped me, too, tremendously.
In Christ,
Fr. Todd
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