I'm taking flowers to the Hospice where NPC is busy living out it's last days. We are boxing records and cleaning out the the building. We are each taking mementoes of our years of worshipping together and of our love for Christ Jesus and each other.
Watching those that we love take their last breathes in this world is an agonizing process. It hurts. I believe that when we take those last breathes in this world we take out next ones in the presence of the Divine, in the presence of our Creator. However, that does not stop the pain that each of us is trying to deal with that is the loss of our church "home."
We have done everything that we can think of to hold off the inevitable for so very long. Somehow we magically convinced ourselves that we would find the answer. I have to believe that my Creator has a plan for each of us. I have spent many a day walking with my camera and talking to my Creator about giving me incite into finding that plan, finding a congregation where I can fit. Who is in need of a woman of a certain age with purple highlights, Identifies herself as a photographer, loves dogs more than some people and whose wardrobe is heavy on denim? But I can't imagine life without a congregation. Tom, Andy and I are going to be "interviewing" new church homes. I find that a pretty scary process.
I’m sure that there are more thoughts coming your way about this process. Please pray for the Norwood Presbyterian Church congregation as we take away the life support.
So sad to lose your Church family and have to seek out a new home. You will do it, and the right one will be sent to you. God definitely has a plan for you.
Aw Cathy I feel for you... I do think that the best way to cope with it is to remember that everything happens for a reason - just because we can't see it doesn't mean it won't make sense one day. Hang on firm and be sure that it will be all right. (By which I mean All Right). x
January 27th, 2018
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