Carmel and the weather

This first day of September signals the end of the Summer and the beginning of Autumn – for even though we know we may be blessed with an Indian Summer, we know that it will only be a temporary respite in the journey towards Winter.  It’s true that Autumn has its own charm – the poet Keats called it the ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ but behind it lurk the coming icy blasts of the Winter wind and the squalls of Winter rain.  Yet even here Carmel can help us, I always feel.  Our fundamental principle of detachment can lift us out of our British obsession with the weather and refocus us on the wondrous inner world of our faith.  I find that the more I live the Carmelite life, the less I pay attention to the weather.  The journey inwards can release us from the weather bondage.  Not completely of course, for we still feel the cold, but to a healthy and positive degree.  Laus Deo. 

Intercessions:

Cancer: Brian Davis, Bernard (and wife Angela caring for him), Jacqui, Sue B, Theresa K, Fr Jon B

Siena, Elara – sick children

Wojtek – massive heart attack leaving him incapacitated

David OCDS – housebound; Martin Gilham – unable to attend community meetings

Sophia – blind infant

Joy Smith OCDS – seriously ill

Grace – troubling ailments, job difficulties, family (deceased mother and health of father)