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Written by Kathy Platt
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 11:55 |
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It has been interesting this week to start to put things in place for the fall - what that has involved has been setting many meeting dates. I know that it is important to be linked to the community and not to just be shooting off in all kinds of directions without anyone knowing what it is that we are doing, but it is also a little mind-boggling trying to sort out how to fit all these meetings in without tying up every single night of the week. Sigh. Sitting in a canoe out in the middle of a lake is starting to feel like a very long ways away! So, this weekend, as we head into "labour day", I want to be intentional about sorting through the balance of work and rest; the balance of silent reflection and verbal articulation; the balance of meeting with committees and simply doing the work. And more than anything, I want to sort out how to do this "job" - how to offer ministry - with integrity and with heart. It is both a joy and a challenge to offer ministry in a congregation where there are so many different understandings and visions of what it means to be the church. I keep returning to the words which one of my mentors in life said to me: "all you can do is speak your truth with integrity and how the words are received by others is not up to you - the Spirit is at work in ways you could never predict or control". As we head into this fall season, may we walk gently, one step at a time, open to relationship, and trusting that together we will discover how best to be the church that God is calling us to be - a church where all are welcome and where we truly honor diverse opinions and opportunities.
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