Isaiah 2:12-22
Psalm 18
1 Thessalonians 3:1-13
Luke 20:27-40
1 Thessalonians 3: 11-12
Now may our God and father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct
our way to you. And may our Lord make you increasing and abound in love to one
another and to all, just as we do to you.
This
Advent season our Holy Spirit community prepares for and eagerly awaits not
only the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, but also prepares for and
eagerly awaits the coming of our new Rector. I was struck by the seeming parallels
between our community and that of the Thessalonians. Paul has planted the
church there and traveled on, and Timothy has reported to him that the
community there remains strong in their faith in Jesus Christ. Paul longs to
reunite with them.
I
believe that someone not now known to us has been chosen by God to be our new
Rector, and like Paul, that person longs to be with us. We trust that through the witness of our
Search Committee, that person, like Paul, knows of the enduring faith of the
Holy Spirit community. And so we wait,
each longing to begin anew the journey of faith, the work of the Lord here on
earth.
Bob Lowe