The words from the book of the Prophet Isaiah, Psalm 23, the second reading from St. Paul to the Phillipians this weekend are filled with optimism. My father has always been a total optimist. I share with you the refrain of a hymn he has always sung, “Open Your Heart (and let the sun shine in) by Stuart Hamblin. Let us be among God’s chosen described in the gospel reading from Matthew this weekend by seeing the happy side of life and look forward with joy to seeing Jesus face to face at the end of our days.