Vigilant

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions My footsteps hold fast to the ways of your law; in your paths my feet shall not stumble. Psalm 17:5 I head out for a walk choosing a path I have not been on for some time. It has been months...

Returning home

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions You, O Lord, are my lamp; my God, you make my darkness bright. Psalm 18:29 The meeting has gone longer than I anticipated and I yearn for home. I drive along rain-soaked darkened streets, the...

Finding the right key

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions The Lord looks down from heaven upon us all, to see is there is any who is wise, if there is one who seeks after God. Psalm 14:2 I have already walked out to my husband’s car in the cold morning...

Making space

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 2 Peter 1:19 I reach for my phone to take the...

Seeking purpose in the dark

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. 1 Corinthians...

Preparing for Pilgrimage

The Rev. Canon Maria Tjeltveit Church of the Mediator, Allentown The Biblical Hebrew word translated “pilgrimage” in the King James translation of the Bible is based on the verb (gur) to “sojourn”—to dwell for a definite or indefinite time, to abide as a new-comer...