The staff here at the Presbytery office have developed a wonderful little tradition. In the office hallway, there is a Christmas tree. Only this tree gets used for a lot more than just Christmas. Every month or so, the decorations on the tree change. Christmas leads to Valentine’s to Easter to the Fourth of July. Each time the tree gets decorated with decorations that match the season around it. It’s fun and always has a way of bringing a smile to my face.
And I never quite know what’s going to show up on that tree. Which is what I enjoy most about it. But I also think our tree is a great reminder that we go through different seasons and times in the life of the church too. We have Christmas and soon we’ll be starting Lent which leads to Easter. Each of those church seasons can mean something different and teach us something different about the whole story of our faith.
That’s true in our individual lives and it is true in our church lives. Each season comes and goes in the life of the church. Some make us smile and laugh, some remind us of the seriousness of what it means to follow Christ. But each is unique. That holds true for each of our congregations in the Presbytery. We all have a different story to tell and a different journey to take in faith. But no matter how different our stories or our journeys, we are seeking the same thing – to come closer to Christ in who we are and what we do.
As a Presbytery, we seek to do the same thing. We too will follow different paths and will have distinct stories to tell. But together, they pull us together on a journey to follow Christ. May we see what is new around us and what story we can tell together, in the Presbytery of Lake Huron.
Yours in Christ,
