Tuesday, June 20th: A confession before bed.
The Episcopal Women's Caucus and Integrity held a party last night in honor of Bishop Katharine Jefferts-Schori, our new Presiding Bishop and Primate.
The EWC had buttons made in pink which declare: "It's a girl!"
We have been inundated with requests for these buttons. Suddenly, it's all the rage - the must-have souvenier from General Convention 2006. We've had 2,000 more of them made and they'll be ready tomorrow.
I woke up yesterday morning, the first day of life in the Anglican Communion with a Primate who is a woman, and noted that the sky had not fallen. Neither had the world changed the rotation of its axis nor was the sun hidden by cloud or eclipse.
I do confess that my next thought was this: The Primate of The Episcopal Church is probably just waking up and was, no doubt, beginning to get dressed.
And, she's putting on her bra.
It's a brave new world.
"Finally, I suspect that it is by entering that deep place inside us where our secrets are kept that we come perhaps closer than we do anywhere else to the One who, whether we realize it or not, is of all our secrets the most telling and the most precious we have to tell." Frederick Buechner
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
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Dear Rev. Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteWhat a GREAT idea! I'm going to fire up my button machine and make a couple for Larry and me to wear to church this Sunday.
Thank you for what you do; your ministry, your social justice work and ability to communicate in such a beautiful and non-confrontation manner even with those who totally disagree.
Love ya,
Gordon