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Dear St. Lukers,
We are in the resurrection season – alleluia! Christ is risen! So often we think of Easter as a day, but in the church calendar each year, it’s actually a season. The fifty days after Resurrection Sunday are known as Eastertide (much like Christmastide is the season of twelve days after Christmas!). Leading up to Pentecost, we use this season as a time to ask the question: because of the resurrection, how are we called to live as the Church?
To name the elephant in the room, this year is one of pastoral transition for St. Luke’s. And yet, in the United Methodist Church, pastoral transition is part of who we are and have always been. We are not just a single congregation, but part of a worldwide connection of churches that share mission, resources, and yes, pastors. Leadership gifts are sent where they are needed, for the flourishing of not just one church but the whole body of Christ.
And that works because the flourishing of the church has never depended on who the preacher is. In this week’s Scripture...
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