Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
And yet...
The Holy Week marathon is over. The Alleluias have been shouted across the land. The holiday dinners with family and friends have been shared.
And yet...
The months of waiting are over. The new jobs have been announced. The new structure is moving into place.
And yet...
Tomorrow morning, after a four day weekend, I walk into an office with stacks of boxes waiting to be packed. The Ministries with Young People Cluster must pack a week early because our schedules take most of us out of the office during the week designated to pack. To further complicate things, most of us will also be on retreat with the new Evangelism and Congregational Life Center staff Thursday and Friday. That leaves us with two days to pack while still continuing to do the work of our current jobs.
Friday afternoon I leave the Episcopal Church Center as the Program Assistant for Children's Ministries and Christian Education. Sunday I fly to Vancouver for a conference, which I am attending as part of the orientation process for my new job. On the morning of Monday April 7 I will walk into the Episcopal Church Center as the Associate Program Officer Trainee for Congregational Life.
And yet...
Jesus' followers faced a brand new world the day after Easter. It was a world filled with hope and possibilities. Their lives had been transformed.
And yet, the hard work lay ahead of them. The uncertainty brought by change. The moving forward without seeing where all of this was leading.
Change is hard, no matter how it happens, and no matter how positive the results. Jesus changed our world.
And yet, the hard work lies ahead of us.
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Peace,
Jeffri
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