A message from Pastor Jan Bros.
“This is what the Lord says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.’” --Jeremiah 6:16
Like me, most days can be recounted (or not) in the numerous decisions and choices they contained. Going to the grocery store. Attending a class. Meeting with a friend. Making a meal. Completing a project. We do our best to faithfully engage in doing the next thing, loving well, and desiring to honor God in the process. Yet, even as Christ-followers, our experience of God’s presence can be a bit distant. We stand and look. We ask and seek. We listen and notice. We wait and watch.
Then something changes. Maybe it comes as a nudge of a friend that sees something you can’t see in yourself. Or it is a truth resonating deep, so inside your soul, you can’t push away. A clear path opens before you in the nudge or resonance, bringing new relationships and opportunities full of generosity and possibility. And let’s say the invitation to walk forward is so plain that to not respond would be an act of resistance to the One who calls and invites us to follow.
This week Abbey Way began the move-in process and orientation to the Cathedral’s people and space. We come full of glad hope and joyful expectations as we make this transition. We look forward to discovering more and more what partnership with the Cathedral will be in the days ahead.
Abbey Way begins worship at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral on Sunday, September 12 at 10:30 AM in Whipple Chapel. And yes, there are new cushioned chairs in Whipple Chapel. Please come and try them out during our liturgy on Sunday morning sometime!
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Pastor Jan Bros
