"All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
the grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever." (Isaiah 40:6b-8, KJV)

The departure of bloggers brings this passage to mind. As many have observed, computers help things to happen more quickly and so it is with the development of virtual friendships and their conclusion.

Yet a familiar flower is about to herald the spring as Fr. Sibley's silence is only a few short days away from ending.

Despite the vagaries of who posts when or how often, let us remember that which endures and that which motivates us.