Today was a pretty good day. Although I did not have a firm grip on my sermon or my thoughts today (nor yesterday) the day was a victory to me…..and here’s why.

Yesterday I received a call in the early afternoon that one of our parishioners, and good friend, Barbara Lutton had been in a serious car accident in Anderson, and was being life-lined to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Barbara is such a wonderful person, and as we know, being life-lined is reserved for major traumas, so all I knew we could be thankful for was that she was still alive and heading to one of the best trauma centers in the world. Methodist is where they take the race car drivers from the Indy 500, and I just hoped and prayed that she could get there and do well there….and she did!

To see her yesterday was quite a contrast to today. Yesterday she was a mess. She was in bad shape and scared, and so were we. Today, post hours-long surgery, and in her bed in the ICU, she was smiling, talking, and though pretty broken, thankful to God. I told her she made my day, and that was a real understatement! Her smile made me happier than I have been in a longtime! The Lord has truly blessed her, and though her body may be on the mend, there is certainly nothing wrong with her heart…it is still 100% solid gold.

Please pray for Barbara as she begins this long road ahead of her. She will appreciate them more than you can know. I am just thankful that she is doing so much better. The Lord has blessed her, and with his help I am sure she will be up and around in no time!

Thanks for checking in my friends and God bless!

Fr. Tom+