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Dear Trinity Cathedral

Art Miami will be a new experience for me, and I am very excited. I don’t have an artistic bone in my body, but I marvel at what people are able to create and in some way the beauty of art is proof that there really is a God.   Somebody put it this way. Creativity is God’s gift to us….. using our creativity is God’s gift back to us.  Fr. Matthew Fox, an Episcopal priest, and modern mystic writes “Looking for and enjoying beauty is a way to nourish the soul.” 

I am told the traffic will be a challenge and that parking will be difficult, but there is something wonderful about a city filled with art. I hope that you all have a chance to see some of the art that will be displayed in our great city next week, and that you will enjoy the spiritual refreshment that is offers. Here is a prayer from our own tradition that I offer for all those who contribute to Art Miami and to making the world more beautiful. 

“Oh God who saints and angels delight to worship in heaven: Be ever present with your servants who seek through art and music to perfect the praises offered by your people on earth; and grant to them even now glimpses of your beauty, and make them worthy at length to behold it unveiled for evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen” BCP p. 819.

There is more to Thanksgiving than a big meal and the annual Ohio State Buckeye victory over the Michigan Wolverines in football. The fourth Thursday in November is set aside as a national Day of Thanksgiving in observance of a tradition deeply rooted both in our history and the human desire to express gratitude. Yes, it is a time to come together with family and friends to feast and celebrate. It is also an appropriate time to give thanks to God for all of God’s many blessings. Please join us at 10 am on Thanksgiving Day at the Cathedral for mass and a special litany of thanksgiving.

Peace,

Fr. Jason Leo