The grace of God means something like: "Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are, because the party wouldn't have been complete without you. Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid. I am with you. Nothing can ever separate us. It's for you I created the universe. I love you."

This is a quote from one of my favorite authors, Frederick Buechner, who recently passed from this life on to glory beyond. Another one of my favorites from him was his definition for vocation: "The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet."

Indeed ministering with you has been such a place. It has for sure been my deep gladness. We all have a calling. I have listened to teachers in recent days as they welcomed students back to school and I give thanks for so many of the wonderful teachers who had not only a job but a calling. They are making a difference in the lives of our children and we are grateful for their dedication amidst the challenging times in which we live.

There are many ways we do ministry. There are many ways we answer God's call upon our lives. I have spent more than half of my life sharing in ministry with you. I have many different feelings about my retirement on November 6th. I love you all dearly. How lucky am I that I've been able to get up and go to work everyday at a job that I love with people that are the best!

People keep asking me what I am going to DO. I am going to walk my dogs. I am going to see my family. I am going to sit on my deck in the morning and have a cup of coffee. I am going to dance and do art, go to yoga and travel. I am going to sit in a pew without thinking about what comes next in the service. I am going to listen and sing and worship. Mostly I am going to BE. I know God is still calling me, as surely as God is still calling you. I do think that God is calling me to BE.

To be still and know God - that's what I'm going to DO and BE.

With much love and gratitude,

Cindy     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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