Sacred Thresholds

Sacred Thresholds is our Associate Pastor’s blog. After a try at blogging for a church-sponsored Lent blog in 2007, Suzanne began her own blog in July 2007. 

As Suzanne explained in her first post:

Why do I want to blog: I don't think "want" is the best description... Adding one more thing to an oftentimes crazy schedule is not something I really "want". I'd say, instead, that this is something I need to do, something that's calling me - at least for now...

Who is this blog for: Anyone who wants to read it ;-) But it's also for my friends and members of the congregation I serve - another way that we can journey together, deepening our faith and our relationship with God and one another.

Why "sacred thresholds": For several years now I have tried to approach life, the living out of it, with intentionality. I am attempting to live in such a way that I can hear my true-self calling. And that means I am trying to allow myself to cross the threshold into the space where the old is not completely gone and the new is still becoming - trying to hold the two in tension so that the new has space to emerge. I have found that crossing the threshold (and there seem to be so many opportunities to do so!) often generates both fear and hope. Maya Angelou has said, "Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay." ...so I seek to invite hope and love to live in and through me as I cross life's thresholds.

I believe none of us walks this journey alone. Whether we see it or not, we are all connected. As I walk with you on this journey - whether it is for a moment or for a longer space - I pray that I will be open to all that God has to teach us. I pray this blog will encourage you to listen for your true-self, and that your presence here and your sharing will help me grow as well. May we create together sacred space that nurtures our spirits and emboldens us to cross the threshold...

In true Disciples fashion, of course, the thoughts and musings on Suzanne’s personal blog may always not be the views of our congregation – but it is, in part, through discussing our differences that we grow.