Morning Eucharist

Its an unusually mild Summer day in Louisville, Kentucky today. This morning at Morning Eucharist (daily following 6:30 AM Lauds) the cool air blew in from the window. It was so refreshing. As we sung the Gloria, a female cardinal perched on a limb of a tree outside the Chapel window. Her head was cocked as she listened. None of us can sing well, especially that early in the morning, but we gave it our usual faithful attempt. Soon, a gathering of more birds filled the tree. The male cardinal, a mockingbird, few sparrows and a pair of doves. As odd as our voices may have been to songbirds, they seemed to recognized that we were attempting to make a joyful noise (noise being the appropriate wording) to our Lord. As the Mass continued, the sunrise blazed across the Eastern sky. Wow…what a way to start the day. Praise be to God.