In the Presbyterian Church, the church council is called a session. Ours has its final regular meeting tomorrow afternoon.
In my report, I provided an update on the nuts and bolts of the closing, and added the following, more important than any nut or bolt:
It has been
my great privilege to serve our congregation with each of you for the past two
years. I so wish that the results as we
know them right now were different ~ I do believe that in many ways we came
close to transforming the life of the church.
And I am sure that the Holy Spirit has moved among us in powerful ways. But God’s ways are so often not ours, and the
Spirit may have been directing all of us toward something we have not yet
imagined or understood.
Nevertheless,
from the most vexing maintenance problem to the most wondrous visioning
questions, each of you has served the congregation with energy and intelligence
and imagination ~ and distinction. I am
truly proud of and humbled by (can you be both things at once?) your courage, your
willingness to try and try again, your honesty, and your determination to go
out strong.
Well done,
good and faithful servants.
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