Well, I somehow managed to miss a day. There are so many things to be hopefull about. There are also many things to prompt me to hang my head. But all in all, I still find myself wanting to receive the word offered in our theme........"hope!"
You are getting all the details in the news and the great reports from our conference delegates. So in this space I would simply convey the strange mood and energy that surrounds all of the interface between different groups and theological perspectives that are alive and well. It's a little sad really, that we are so different................yearning, I wonder for respect of the other.
Reminds me of a button a friend brought me from last summer's RMN Convocation.......a picture of a traditional Wesley with the words: "Dude, where's my church!"
Slowly, I think we're begining to remember where and what the church is.
Many of us are staying at the Hilton, just across the street from the convention center. That's wonderful! But the strange part is that most of the Good News leadership is in the same hotel, and the free breakfast they offer "anyone" is there as well. They absolutely do not like us when they see where we are from. Engage them in conversation as much as possible, and still eyes are turned away and voices are silence. We've come so far, we have so far to go.
Let us all be well.
Carolyn Waters
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