Personally, I am ready to head back to Massachusetts – GS is exhausting, from the 7 am breakfast meetings to the nights of hearings, resolutions, amendments, and votes, and I am ready to get back to my normal schedule, early bedtimes, and home cooking.
But thinking of heading home reminds me of the stories I have heard these past few days from newcomers to the United Church of Christ, and their different narratives have the common theme of finding home. Repeatedly, I heard people talk of coming from different faith traditions -- in which they felt judged, marginalized, and rejected – and finding their way to a UCC church, where they have been extravagantly welcomed. Home.
May we all return safely to our respective homes. And may our churches be places where all may find a home.
