I know it’s not summer yet, but the summer SEASON has already begun – at least, as far as department stores and Hollywood are concerned. The summer season for those who manufacture and sell summer clothing items, and for those who produce, direct, and market movies for public consumption begins each year in the month of May.

Of course, the biggest hit of this summer season supposedly will be the newest entry into the "Star Wars" series. As I watched and read reports about how anxious and enthusiastic people were about the opening of this movie, willing to stand in long lines waiting to purchase a ticket to see it, I wondered why it is that people don’t get that excited about the church any more. They don’t, you know? If I were to ask, for example, how many of you are glad to be here this …