Ministers Musings

Thank you, friends.  Thank you for four years of good ministry, living out the gospel together as the body of Christ in this place.  What a joy it has been to be your pastor!

We have done good things together since the summer of 2021.  There has been singing and praying, preaching and sharing Christ’s peace, time at the Lord’s Table and time at the fellowship table.  We have shared baptisms, funerals, Bible studies, and great times at Kids’ Club (if you missed the great times, you might want to come by and help out on Wednesdays.)  Families in the community have filled their cupboards at the food pantry and we have filled boxes of cheese and eggs and tuna and apples, and more, for senior citizens in town.  Love among us and love given from us.  I have appreciated your commitment to accepting and welcoming any and all of God’s children.  You offer a powerful witness to God’s love here at the United Ministry of Delhi.  Thank you for that witness.

Every memory brings to mind another.  The Holy Spirit has certainly been with us, and I thank God for bringing me here to be church with you.

I will miss this community of love.  I will miss the mountains on all sides as I ride my bike around town.  I will miss crossing the river regularly and watching it run high and run low, depending on the recent rain and snow.  I will miss the Farmers’ Market and Fair on the Square and all the ways this community comes together to say hello and stay connected.

Mostly, I will miss you.  Each of you and all of you.  Your love, your care, your trust in God’s hand through difficult times, your willingness to enter into friendship and service and ministry with me.  I will miss the joy of passing Christ’s peace with you in worship, the hugs and the smiles, the sharing of joys and concerns through prayers.  Thank you for sharing life in Christ with me.  

Keep sharing your love and life in Christ – with each other, and with Pastor Prem who arrives soon.  God does wonderful things through you.  Stay open to God’s hand.

We’ll have a few more times to be together this month.  I hope to see you then.  

Grace and peace,

Pastor Cathy