Grace and peace be with you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

I pray this note finds you doing well in the midst of this very unusual Holy Week! 

I have noticed a deep yearning for change in so much of what I see in those I encounter through screens and phone calls.  I have come to know the same yearning in myself as well.  The ongoing process of social distancing brings with it a struggle to get everything done while nothing is easy and though time seems to crawl right now, I find that my days don't seem to be composed of enough time.  Part of this is the fact that everything takes longer.  A Zoom meeting seems to last twice as long and preparing worship at least as long. Please don't misunderstand me.  I am not complaining.  Instead, I think naming the reality allows us to see what it is that we hope for.  What do we miss, what do we need?

Grace and peace be with you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

I am writing you in the midst of a worldwide situation that has turned much of what we regarded as normal upside down.  It is my experience that days feel like weeks and as I seek to take it one step at a time, I don't ever seem to be able to get to all the things I desire to do.  In this realization, I am reminded that the work of this life is never completed and that we can all only do the best we can to tend to what is before us.  And so, all of our clergy are seeking to serve you.  You are the most important part of the ministry before us.  We desire for Holy Spirit to be your place of blessing in the midst of a world turned upside down.