MICHAELMAS 2006
From the editor…

The Oasis of Committee 13
 
I am going to write about General Convention 2006 but before you groan, please know that I am going to say something positive.  Yes, you read that correctly.
 
In the overall desert of the experience for me was the oasis of Committee 13, the Education Committee.  It was ably chaired by Scott Evenbeck of Indiana University/Purdue University of Indianapolis.
 
Why was this committee so good?  The meetings started and ended on time.  The participants came with a good attitude.  People consistently maintained a sense of humor.
 
Above all, however, the times of prayer and devotion with which the committee began stood out, whether they were a song to be meditated on or a Thomas Merton letter to be pondered.  Those who did them were not only well prepared they were lovingly devoted to the one to whom we all were praying, Jesus Christ.
 
All over the world today there are Anglican Churches doing ministry and witnessing and seeking to make a difference for the Kingdom of God.  There a lots of dimensions to their work, but one which is too often neglected is the behind closed doors work of committees where apparently ordinary people meet and take common task and by the power of the Holy Spirit become far greater than themselves.
 
Committees can be a gift of grace, and we need to thank God for them.  We even may be called to write a note of thanks to committee chairs who help provide oases of comfort and strength in our time of need.

The Rev. Canon Dr. Kendall S. Harmon
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