Friday was the worship service celebrating Racial and Ethnic Ministries. We were challenged to become rivers flowing together, not lakes that remain separate. My prayer is that we are able to walk together to reach this goal.
Again, our day was filled with tough topics, this time regarding decisions that have the potential to affect the international world. The day began with reports from the Middle East Study Committee and much discussion on the best way to encourage the pursuit of peace in various regions. There is no easy solution and my prayer is that one day peace can occur. There was much discussion on the issues at hand and I know that the assembly struggled with the decisions before us. Hopefully they will help move forward the process or open up opportunities for discussion at the very least. We also made decisions on reports from the committee on church polity, both social justice committees, general assembly procedures, and health issues as well. Business completed around 10:30. Tomorrow we have some routine business to complete and then the closing worship service before we leave this place to go home.
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