May 5, 2024

This Week’s Inspiration:

The Rev. Mark Clavier, priest serving in the Church in Wales, writing on Rogationtide:

“I do believe something important is lost when we neglect Rogation days.. The “beating of the bounds” on Rogation Sunday reminded people that their faith is more than an airy-fairy idea with no impact on the world, more than just a collective feeling or personal relationship with God. It is a faith that includes the very space in which we live. Rogation processions remind us that God is the God not only of people but of the land as well; in G.K. Chesterton’s words, he is the “God of earth and altar.” Rogation processions also remind people that God is intimately involved in our efforts to imbue space and land with meaning. As we see repeatedly in Scripture, God calls us to promised lands where space becomes more than empty ground by becoming the place where we belong. Rogation reminds us that these places that grab hold of our deep affections need also to be baptized and to become, if only for those who live there, a little Eden where God still enjoys strolling in the cool of the evening.”