THANKFULNESS
A breath of fresh air would be a good way to describe what it felt like this summer to escape our quarantine and volunteer at the Food Bank of NJ.
Five of us made the trip to the Community Food Bank at Hillside several times this past summer. Margaret, Linda , Sister Victoria, Sister Linda Clare and myself.
Our assignments included filling boxes on an assembly line, and being given a 1000 lb. box of pasta to scoop into bags, label and then pass to the next step. We had camaraderie, some serious discussions and that good feeling one gets from helping others.
I am so thankful for having this opportunity.
Thank you, God, for providing the chance to be with kind, wonderful friends in a time of social isolation; and for being able to again to be useful in a good purpose.
The isolation and anxiety that 2020 has brought to most of us can sometimes seem overwhelming. What, after all, is there to be thankful for? In times like this, it also may open old memories of past trials or loneliness.
But God is very much present. When we turn and remember this, we also remember that God is helping us to cope and giving us renewed strength for the present challenges. It is through prayer that our faith and trust allow God to restore us
Jesus tells us, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life…..Who of you by worrying, can add a single hour to his life?”
