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reflections and sermons posted here are the work of individual members of Holy Trinity. Opinions expressed are those of the writer or preacher and do not necessarily reflect an official or even popular opinion within the parish.
A Living Word
SARA BOYLES
I begin my written report to the community with the question about Anglicans changing a light bulb. How many does it take? It depends on which Anglican you ask. There are many ways of perceiving the same thing as those of us in the Anglican family know. I have just finished reading Stephen Bates, The Church at War and he makes a good analysis of the different factions within the Anglican communion, evangelical and traditional, high and low, broad and charismatic. He goes even further to help me understand the breadth of the evangelical perspective. I already understood the breadth of the Anglo Catholic tradition having spent three years at Trinity College. Many eyes discerning truth, discussing a single event, endeavouring to move/lumber forward with some sense of shared faith..
There are different perspectives in our community too. This past week, a small task group assigned to develop a plan for # 6 Trinity Square met with Brian Mills of the Planning and Development office at the diocese. We are trying to find a way to make #6 "self- sufficient" in 3 to 5 years. It means making decisions about what we want to see happen in that building (or don't want to see), talking to a realtor and an architect/ project manager to see what the possibilities are for accessibility and best use. One tenant would certainly reduce the number of administrative hours we need to devote to tenants. There were times in the meeting I found myself looking at #6 through the lens of dream and realized for right now this lens of stewardship seems more effective,probable and right.
Our common life at Holy Trinity is not common because we walk the same walk or even have the same interests. Try explaining to a newcomer about the range of topics that are part of a social justice meeting. Our deep commitment to one another and the broader underlying gospel principles and values never wavers. That is what is remarkable about this place: we belong, have a mission and find ourselves, often despite many odds, rooted in liturgy and prayer. Thanks everyone for the good news and this journey together. Thanks too to the visitors who bring the outside to us and invite us into relationship with them. Thanks too for the messy times, they open
us, push us and prod us. We are a living people with a living word. Would't have it any other way.
Sara November 30, 1999 |
