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Sunday brought us an official record-breaking winter at a whopping 108.6 inches of snow. While I admittedly have been discouraged and frustrated by the snow this winter, I have to say that it has brought a few good things: I found new friends at busstops as we bonded over the knee-deep snow and always-late MBTA busses. I also saw previously-silent neighbors shovel each another’s driveways.

Remember the big snowstorm on February 15th, that caused many churches to close down? The Boston Globe wrote an article about it. 

As the flakes kept flying late into the spring, I have tried to channel my frustration at the cold into prayers for Boston – that God would have His way in us and teach us what He desires, as His people in Boston.

I believe that this winter has given me a needed perspective-shift – a reminder that we’re all in this together. It’s too easy just to walk head-down, eyes forward on commute to work, ignoring any passerby that gets in my way. But this winter has taught me to see those around me as people, as fellow brothers and sisters, and as ones whom Jesus loves.

Here in two months, the winter of 2015 will be a memory of old, but I pray that what God has taught us this winter will remain in our hearts and spirits.

And I know that I’m not the only one excited that there are only four days till spring!

Celebrate Boston breaking its previous record for snowiest winter with this video featuring the Mass Council of Churches alongside the Mayor, the Red Cross, the Red Sox and the Celtics!