A day of rest?

Sunday at General Convention has a bit of a different pace to it. The Episcopal Women's Caucus breakfast, where the history/"herstory" of women's involvment in the Church is recounted, celebrated and a trajectory drawn ahead is always a highlight. Though most years we have a better breakfast than this year--it's always good to be together and to see and hear from the heroines on whose shoulders I stand. And to think happily of those younger women standing on mine, I hope. Good reason to stay stable.

Then on to Church, with lots of folks from local parishes attending, but also the whole convention. The Presiding Bishop preached and presided, with the two previous PBs on either side of her. It was wonderful and, again, a celebration of our history. We don't have to erase one persons ministry to a people in order to claim our own, but can build on it.

Lunch, and a little down time before this afternoon's legislative session. Today we start to take up some of the Anglican Communion/sexuality resolutions--one or two. Most of them are still in committee (they were given to World Mission). The House of Bishops will take up B012--the request for pastoral room to be given in those dioceses in states where same-sex marriage is legal. I hope ferverently (sp?) it passes; we could use this latitude in Connecticut where the UCC is "open for business" to offer such weddings. Though I think Trinity's compromise is pretty good, it is still short of what I hope we will be able to offer soon.

will write more tonight about the content of sermons and presentations, if I can remember them. Each day is so rich and full; it all kind of runs together to move one to a new place. An onslaught of grace. That'll preach...