Halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit
And there isn’t any other stair quite like it.
It isn’t at the bottom, and it isn’t at the top
So this is the stair where I always stop.
Halfway up the stairs isn’t up and isn’t down
It isn’t in the nursery, it isn’t in the town.
And all kinds of funny thoughts run ‘round my head.
It isn’t really anywhere; it’s somewhere else instead.
A.A. Milne, When We Were Very Young
I’m here and I’m not here. The bishop has informed that I’ll be serving on Long Island come July. Yet I’m still here in Delhi, in the midst of almost spring, a place where I like to be. March will be a wonderful month at The United Ministry of Delhi. We’ll welcome new members, baptize a couple of cute kids and their mom, begin Lent together on Ash Wednesday, serve hot cocoa to the town at the parade, and share boxes of food with our neighbors. That’s in addition to our regular ministries of regular worship with great music, Kids’ Club, Bible study, the Bill Cash Memorial Food Pantry, Play School, Casual Café, and Men’s Coffee on Tuesdays. There will be meetings with thoughtful discussion and reports on how we’re making progress on long-term projects and administration.
The work of sharing the gospel goes on, and will go on. You will be part of the visible work of the church, and you will witness to God’s love in ways that we won’t know the half of. This is the messy, varied, creative, and ongoing work of the Holy Spirit, entwined with our work and love. The Spirit blows where it will, Jesus says, and we follow with faith. I thank God for the work of the Spirit among us here in Delhi, now and in the months and years to come.
Pastor Cathy
