Before Gatherings Can Resume: a Message from Bishop Hughes
Dear Companions on the Journey,
We are not the first of God’s people to be displaced and sent on a journey into unknown land. Abraham, Sarah, Joseph, Moses, and the Magi all set out without a map. Most started without knowing their destination, although the Magi followed a star. Our sacred text, traditions, and history show us that God guided them to the places God prepared for them.
Their journeys transformed individuals and nations. The history of God and God’s people is filled with transformative journeys. We, like many of God’s people before us, were displaced by a new and unknown threat – in our case the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. This disruption to our lives and livelihoods became a pathway through which our faith has been stretched and strengthened.
