THERE’S NO I IN JESUS
It probably won’t win but I still think that the Rev. Noelle York-Simmons’ entry for this year’s Frank Griswold Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Episcopalianism is pretty darned good for a youngster:
People say the church is dying.
I have to admit, while I’ve heard this, I’ve never experienced it firsthand in any real or meaningful way. It is possible that I am just a Pollyanna or have my head in the sand, but I don’t think the church is dying. I just cannot or will not believe that. Not only do I have too much invested in my faith, but I have too much of myself invested in my community — the community of my parish, the worldwide community of my denomination.
Keep your eye on the Rev. Noelle York-Simmons. When you can refer to yourself thirteen times in one paragraph, you have serious Episcopal game.
People say the church is dying.
I have to admit, while I’ve heard this, I’ve never experienced it firsthand in any real or meaningful way. It is possible that I am just a Pollyanna or have my head in the sand, but I don’t think the church is dying. I just cannot or will not believe that. Not only do I have too much invested in my faith, but I have too much of myself invested in my community — the community of my parish, the worldwide community of my denomination.
Keep your eye on the Rev. Noelle York-Simmons. When you can refer to yourself thirteen times in one paragraph, you have serious Episcopal game.
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