Today's May Day. I remember leaving a May basket brimming with Tootsie Rolls on the doorstep of one of my neighbors when I was about eight, only to watch it blow away.
Twice.
On this May Day, as we look ahead not only to wind, but possible snow, this weekend, it's nice to know that there's something good going on:
The National Day of Prayer
As I write this, Governor Pawlenty and Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau are preparing to speak on the Capitol steps before the gathered crowd. Created in 1952, The observance is always held on the first Thursday of May, and it is intended to invite people of all faiths to pray for America. It's not hard to see, with the war continuing in Iraq, home foreclosures, possible economic recession, and the like, that we could use some serious prayers.
And then some serious response.
(I know that the rest of you who went to Catholic schools, which I didn't, recall that today is also the day we crown the Blessed Virgin Mary, as May's her month. I think that's nice that the May Crowning and National Day of Prayer coincided this year.)
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