My Sabbatical is coming to a close. July 1 seems like it was just a few weeks ago with the promise of weeks with no schedules or demands as I looked at my calendar and all the free time ahead.
Last night I returned from the MCC Clergy Retreat in Del Ray Beach, Florida. Did not get a chance to go to the beach but I did walk the Labyrinth and reconnected with other clergy throughout the denomination.
Today I begin the last leg of my journey. I will stay at a hotel tonight, alone with my thoughts and ideas, as I prepare to return to the pulpit on Sunday. My Sabbatical ends officially on Sunday and I begin again to do what I feel called to do - to make a difference, to do something that matters, which for me is being a MCC Pastor.
During my Sabbatical I faced many endings, some of which created grief while other endings brought me relief and more focus. Life is like that, a cycle of endings and beginnings. Sometimes we are in control of the changes, while other times an ending or beginning is thrust upon us. I have leaned on God ever so much as I shed tears and learned new things about myself.
Sunday draws near and I begin again, hopefully, to make a difference as I return to the wonderful people God has called me to in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I have much to share with them and I know they will be eager to bring me up to date on their lives and how God is working among them.
Endings and beginnings..............
Peace and love,
Pastor Judy
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