Back to capetown and beyond

July 12
Yesterday I left reading camp and flew back to capetown. I did not want to leave the children and the warm community we all had built up. But I had to go. I spent the night at cliff felixes home again and then got up early to go to the university at stellembausch to present a workshop for sunday school teachers and confirmation teachers. Over 200 people came from all over the diocese. We spent the day learning and sharing ideas about how to use the lectionary to create curriculum. It was an energizing day and I left with gratitude for the passion I saw and hope for the church. Now I will spend a few days in a more rural area - visiting with lay ministers, confirmands, and preaching at 2 churches tomorrow. I am so grateful for people's hospitality and warmth. There have been a few times already when I have wished for a chance to not me on the move-to settle down in one place for a while. But I am tryong to remember that the journey is the destination. I can choose to feel settled anywhere.
A pilgrim depends upon the hospitality of others.