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Religious Life of St Joseph’s
Season of Easter and Mother’s Day
This coming Sunday is the fifth Sunday of Easter. In the Gospel (John 14:1-12) Jesus starts by telling his disciples, ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me.'
During times of challenge, Jesus’ message to not let our hearts be troubled and to trust in God can be hard to live. We are currently all in unchartered territory and the ground beneath us keeps shifting. The Gospel this week also encourages us to examine family relationships. In Jesus, we see and know the Father. And the Father is known through the life and work of the Son, Jesus.
As we approach Mother’s Day, we often spend time reflecting on the mother’s in our lives and the role of motherhood. As we reflect on mothers, we think about their significant role in our lives. In families, we often share physical or behavioural mannerisms. We might hear, “she’s her mother’s daughter.” In children, we see and know the mothers. At St Joseph’s we are so blessed to have the mothers and grandmothers that we do in our community. Though we spend less time with these amazing women, we see them and their influence in the children we are so grateful to work with every day. At this time more than ever Mothers, you need to know that you are doing an amazing job looking after your families and your children really do appreciate all you do (even when they do not tell you they do).
Melanie Stratford
Religious Education Coordinator