Do you remember that feeling when you were doing an old fashion puzzle and after you laid out all the pieces and put together the border? Then you set out all the pieces and began to put them together. Finally, you found two seemingly identical pieces but this time, unlike all the other attempts, finally these two fit. In that moment when the pieces fit there is a feeling of “tightness” a feeling of satisfaction, a feeling of belonging, a feeling of finding where you fit. Perhaps a corny illustration but you know that good and resonant feeling of belonging. That my friends is how I felt last Sunday, at the Witches tea, in the office the week before. The feeling is this fits! I have come home! I belong! I can exhale! Thank each and every one for such a warm and gracious welcome. Thank you for the kind words, for the smiles, for the wreaths of abundance, for the flowers and most of all for the embracing me and the ministry that we share. I am grateful! Now on to next Sunday! Please bring the important animals in your life. In person or in photographs, in your hands or in your hearts. In the tradition of Saint Francis, we will pause and in blessing, give thanks for these creatures with whom we share this earth. Once again, our worship will be a time of gratitude for all of God’s creation. | 
