A time of transition.

     Our church recently lost its Pastor. There wasn't a scandal, there wasn't major chaos...in the end after all of it was said and done, it was just time to move on. Some people have left, some are thinking of leaving and some, like myself and my husband, realize that the Church is the living entity that we want to belong to. We can't go following Pastors or hoping that the grass will be greener. We must make our grass as green as we can while we are called as member of our Church.      So we had a guest Pastor yesterday, that could be our Intentional Interim Pastor. In other words, this is what he does. He helps Churches figure out who they are and where they are going in order for them to find the right Pastor. It was an exciting service and meeting afterward. My dear hubby was very patient with the hour and a half length of the meeting (I'm sure he was itching to get out of there and get things done at home!)
     Well anyway, during this time of transition, my Bible study is doing a crash course on Psalms and the subject of tonight's session is on Renewal. I find this a very appropriate topic in regards to the Church and also to things in my life. I was not hurt by the transition at Church. If anything, it made me a stronger, more active member. I would rather get involved and help mold the Church into what God wants it to be, than turn away from it and from a group of people that I have grown to care about. I am not close to many of the women my age in Church, but to the women of the generation before me, who are some of the most wonderful, caring and intelligent women I've had the pleasure of knowing!  
     Anyway, I have been hurt by some events with friends over the past year. And unfortunately, it has been compounded by someone who I considered to be my dearest friend, deciding that this past year would be a good year for her to distance herself from me and essentially end the friendship. She has done this for reasons that she hasn't expressed to me. And now she is engaged, and I can't even share in her happiness. And I probably won't be there to see her promise her life to her fiance before God. And it makes me sad. And I miss my friend.
     So as this time of transition continues, I have to find the courage to not run away and face this issue. I am hoping there will be renewal and healing as I've seen slowly happening in my Church. It is amazing how events in your life sync together for God's purpose.