I liked this sign outside of St. Lucy's in Blue Anchor. It's beautiful in a sad sort of way.
Driving down the street past this sign, something about it really struck me. I guess it was just a reminder of God--who He is, what He's about. God sends us these little messages from day to day, even in the form of this street sign, and it's so easy to overlook them. In the midst of the smallest annoyances and greatest sufferings, God is "still here." Even if the worst were to happen and the bishop succeeded in his plan to shutter half the churches in the diocese, God is still here. The Church is still here, even though there are those who work against her, because God promised that the gates of hell would not prevail against it. No matter the corruption and ungodliness within the Church and around the Church, she will endure because she is the Bride of Christ and Christ will preserve the Church on earth from all onslaughts as He has always done.
(By the way, St. Lucy's is located on Route 73 in Blue Anchor, NJ [part of Winslow Twp.] and is part of Blessed John XXIII Parish along with Sacred Heart. The sign's been up at least a month now.)
