Source of All Greatness-
As we ponder all things for which we are thankful, I can’t help but hear the little grouch in my soul… the Grinch-like energy that wants to drag me away from the positive moments of 2020.
Allow me to have my grumpy moments, God. This has been a difficult year filled with adapting and rescheduling and distance from loved ones. I’m grieving the moments that didn’t happen, the trips not taken and hugs not given.
And as I remember the tough stuff, I’ll see the bits of beauty shining through. Thank you for the gifts of grace that accompanied the rougher days.
Amen.
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The Rev. Michelle L. Torigian is the Senior Pastor of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Belleville, Illinois. Her essay “Always a Pastor, Never the Bride” was in the RevGalBlogPals book There’s a Woman in the Pulpit. She also has chapters in the books Sacred Habits: The Rise of the Creative Clergy and A Child Laughs: Prayers for Justice and Hope. Torigian blogs at http://www.michelletorigian.com.
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Thank you and amen!
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