Wrangell Sentinel -

Summer has come! Summer is a time of plenty. Flowers have bloomed. Our gardens are growing in the summer sun. We feel energized by the sunlight. We celebrate the return of the salmon, a blessing which in large part supports our town and region. We also celebrate the opening of crab season, the return of the migratory birds, and the fattening of the deer. Summer is a blessed time of year, when the promise of spring comes to full fruition.

It is also a time when the promise born in the dark of winter comes into the life of the church. Jesus Christ was born in cold December. In the spring of...