Mr. Pat is off to Arizona to celebrate birthdays with the grandkids. Soon I will be leaving for Annual Conference in Topeka, riding with a pastor friend for the last leg of her travels.
Arapahoe, Xian, and the fish (in the aquarium and in the pond) will be cared for. Neighbors will pick asparagus and strawberries … if they can get to those areas through the mud. And the grass will be mowed … if it ever stops raining. It will be good to be away for awhile. Recent attempts to do so in the past couple of months haven’t worked out so well for me. This scheduled meeting, the venue, and the conversations that are part of Annual Conference may not be as peaceful, as restful, as if I were at my favorite retreat center. That’s understood. But there will be ways to disconnect from the real world and reconnect with the divine. And I will seek them out. I am grateful to Fairmont’s UMW for scheduling UMW Sunday for the Sunday after Annual Conference. I am grateful to Linda Zuerlein for bringing the message. It will be great to hear her preach the Word! And I am grateful that Milligan is a singing church that enjoys having a good ol’ hymn sing once in awhile. Communion and baptism are also part of worship on this particular Sunday. Wonderful all the way around! Grace and peace … --Pastor Pat
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