I hear it must have been prom night in Ft Worth tonight. At the dinner break the restaurants were full with teenagers in formal wear and limousines lining the streets. I guess it is true. My dinner happened in exhibition hall of the convention center as I grabbed a snack between tasks.
The committee I am tracking and recording the legislation for worked long and hard today. They even got some stuff done. It is such hard work for them - figuring out how to work together, who to listen to, who has good ideas, and who just nit picks to show how smart they are.
I was assigned the most controversial committee - the one that gets to deal with the petitions regarding the social principals paragraphs involving abortion, family, and the language about human sexuality (homosexuality). The debate has been civil (for the most part). Much of the day today was attempting to perfect a document that reflects the notion that the people of the UMC are not of one mind and continue to struggle in discerning where the Spirit is leading us.
We started work on this today at 11 am and ended at 11 pm. Amazing capacity for focus and faithful witness.
Hoping to get some "fast" sleep so I can be back at 7 am to start again.
Hope all is well where you are.
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3 comments:
good posts so far--keep 'em coming! i've even got some of my friends reading!
Sounds like your really busy! Can't wait to hear all the stories when you get back!
How cool is this? Being able to keep up on your excellent adventure! Boredom is not in your vocabulary. Will miss your sunny disposition in church today. Love, Judy
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