Pastor’s Message for May

Posted April 30th, 2010 by kcampagna

ARBOR DAY

            Last weekend, the village of Cazenovia added a new tree to its plethora of stunningly beautiful trees.  We have trees of all sorts: deciduous, evergreens, flowering, scented, old and young, trees that excite and delight our senses and turn spring days into a virtual kaleidoscope of color and scents. This new tree, however, in addition to adding its evergreen beauty to all the others, will have a very special function.  In years to come, this tree will grow tall and in time come to symbolize the Christmas Season for many generations of Cazenovians to come.

           Looking at our current Christmas tree, standing in front of the manse, still holding its now unlit lights, I wonder about the past it has seen.  I imagine the children that have played around its base, the parades that have marched past, the nights it has stood as a sentential in this park in the midst of the village.  Maybe it chuckled and waved its branches at the guy who climbed the rope to paint the steeple.  Maybe it was amused by the comments of   others who stood watching.  How many Christmas celebrations do you suppose it has witnessed?  How many lovers do you suppose sat in its shadow and chatted with each other?

          This Arbor Day, the past and the future come together here on the corner of Albany and Sullivan Streets.  We will rightly celebrate and honor the past upon which the village has been built and we will look to the future with hope and anticipation of continuing growth.  This sounds like Arbor Day and also Christmas, don’t you think?      

                                                   Steve