Challenges along the way

Monday was a challenge. Challenges are good. Wrestling with issues is good. Committee work (especially committee work that has the potential of effecting every church in the denomination) with members whom you do not know and with whom trust is still developing is challenging. Yet somehow, we get things done. None of this would happen without direction from God. There were a couple of times today when we had to stop, step back, breathe, pray, and then continue. We managed to make decisions on every item before us with nothing carrying over to today. Do I think everything that came out of our committee is perfect and necessary? No. Do I think that the General Assembly will struggle with some of the same issues? Yes. Do I think our Presbytery will also struggle with some of the issues? Yes. But we will struggle together. The Holy Spirit will be with us and we will be a stronger church because of our willingness to be in conversation with each other.