A sign and signs

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

My reflection on this past weekend is drawn to a sign and to signs.  Arriving at St. Paul’s, Cheney on Sunday, I was heartened by the prominent and inviting sign of welcome outside and the signs of being poised for moving forward inside — signs evident in the community gathered for worship, fellowship, and conversation with clear commitment and adventurous openness to new possibilities.

This visit followed the Saturday memorial celebration of the Rev. Jim Grant’s life and ministry at which the signs of military honors, a  piper playing, and an overflow crowd of family and friends gave testimony to the sign that Jim had so faithfully been to Christ’s presence in his worldwide priestly ministry — a sign of God’s unlimited call and ever expanding possibilities.