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Good morning!

According to the Celtic calendar, it is already Spring!

Depending on where you’re listening, it might not yet seem like Spring, and there are surely cold days ahead.

But in the Celtic calendar, Imbolc – the start of Spring – landed about half-way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.

The term Imbolc is from the Irish language meaning ‘in the belly’, conjuring images of the land springing to new life as this is a time when fertility returns to the earth and the barren winter landscape begins to change.

I always love this time of year, when the days are getting longer and there is that famed ‘stretch in the evening’ that people talk about.

Spring is a season of awakening — to new energy, creativity and possibilities.

It’s a time to elevate our thinking, clarify our vision and explore new plans.

It’s also a time to get in touch with our connectedness to nature. We are stewards of our created world, not masters of it.

Care for our planet and attuning ourselves to the agricultural cycle of the world allows us to see and recognise that we share this fragile creation with so many other creatures – each with their own part to play.

When I was in school, I used to love it when we sang All God’s Creatures:

All God's creatures got a place in the choir
Some sing low and some sing higher
Some sing out loud on the telephone wire
Some just clap their hands or paws, or anything they've got…

I was more of a clapper than a singer, truth be told.

This morning, I pray for the grace to see that we are all part of the same creation and look after that our precious world together. Amen.

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