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A Note from K
Hi all,
There will be much more to say, but for now, I am humbled and delighted at the opportunity to be your Senior Pastor. It feels like such a grace and a gift to get to continue to know God and love our neighbors alongside each of you.
I'm writing to you from some work I'm doing in Kentucky. Yesterday we were supposed to facilitate a dialogue in a jail (had to postpone until our next trip!) The prompt we chose to use to anchor our discussion was: Tell a personal story about a moment where you were seen as God sees you.
It made me think of pastoring, and my hope for what we might do together. I hope that in our community, you will know that God sees you and calls you beloved. God affirms dignity in you. I hope that we can extend this kind of care beyond ourselves, too, so that, in sharing the love of Christ one person at a time, we start by seeing others as beloved, cherished, and important. No matter what they've done, or who they are, each person we encounter bears the image of God, is known by God, and is loved by God.
It can be so easy to lose sight of this truth for ourselves and for our neighbors. My hope is that part of our work will be to remind ourselves of this each week and then live accordingly.
Warmly,
K
