Retreat

I sit overlooking a lake near Orlando, Florida. The UUMA's Committee on Ministry for Anti-racism, Anti-oppression and Multiculturalism is on retreat. We talk of situations, of problems and solutions. We share our own stories. The UUA has organized a transformation committee to do this work. They have wisely chosen to look at one institutional change at a time. We look at cases. Situations involving ministers in real concrete situations facing the processes and procedures that our community of faith has instituted to regulate and regularize our interconnections.
Our conversations are deep and sometimes when we look at a case we jointly experience the pain of doing this work. The Lake is good, and reminds us that we are sustained and renewed always.