Entering what will be my last year at United, I've spent no small amount of
time reflecting on the many ways in which I have been formed here. To be
sure, those who have entered my life through this experience have forever
changed the way I look at the world, and I am hopeful that all of our
experiences here will make us good stewards of those under our care.
One of the events which will forever remain branded on my forehead is that
first student-led chapel service in which I said what I thought to be on the
minds of many. "Well, here we are," I had said, "about to take a dive into
a pool when we don't even know if there's any water." Over these past three
years, I've found this to be true many times, and as this year speeds along
toward graduation, I suspect I'll feel this way again. Only something huge
has changed. Something truly monumental. Indeed, though all of us came
from different places, with differing life experiences, all of us now have
had the wonderful opportunity to learn and grow from the sharing. Blending
together as we have inside these four walls, my hope is that we can take
that broadened outlook back out into the world, so as to embrace all of
those we meet, no matter how different they might seem to us. Indeed, if
God loves us all, than God loves the great diversity among our ranks, and
presumably wants us to do the same. Building the church as we've built our
community here, let us jump at the chance to do something truly wonderful,
truly magical, truly lovely!!!
Monday, October 5, 2009
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