you have called
your servants to ventures
of which we cannot see the ending,
by paths as yet untrodden,
through perils unknown.
Give us faith to go out
by paths as yet untrodden,
through perils unknown.
Give us faith to go out
with good courage,
not knowing where we go,
but only that your hand is leading us
and your love supporting us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
but only that your hand is leading us
and your love supporting us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen."
-- from the Book of Common Prayer
Lord,
I have prayed
that prayer many times
as I pack
to move my family
to Columbia, South Carolina.
I trust that
you are with us,
you are leading us,
you are going before us,
walking beside us,
holding us...
But not just for us;
You are doing the same
for our friends
we leave behind.
I leave the beloved people
of Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church
with the good courage,
knowing that while
we do not know where the path leads,
I DO KNOW that your hand is leading them
and your love supporting them;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
I DO KNOW that your hand is leading them
and your love supporting them;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen!
_________
Over the past five years, it has been my privilege to serve as pastor of Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church. Sunday, September 25, 2016 is my last Sunday leading worship in Elizabethtown, NC.
In October I will begin a new chapter serving as pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC.
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