going home different

Dear Friends,
Greetings again from Seattle! Last night I went to the Seattle Presbytery meeting. It has been several years now since I was at one of the meetings in the Presbytery whose care I was under for about ten years.

I realized that yes, I can go home, and yes, I am a different person now than I was then. It was wonderful seeing many people who are dear to my heart. It was interesting seeing again people whose views on many issues are very different from my own. And yet we are all a part of the one church, in particular the Presbyterian church; in general the catholic church universal.

I was struck by how many journeys intersect at these meetings. There were two examinations for Inquirers to move into Candidacy. There was one Certified Candidate being examined for ordination. I know how much it has taken to come to those different junctures on the journey of faith and academics.

God gives us each gifts and life is the vehicle those gifts are placed in. Our journey is on that vehicle and the means and the goal are to love and serve the Triune God forever.
Blessings,
Debbie