Light A Candle

Christ Is Risen! Alleluia!
"It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness".
This is a Chinese proverb my Polish Mama would say as an anecdote to anything wicked, evil or unethical. It sure caused me to look at something from a fresh perspective, especially if it were followed by the sign of the Cross and her telling me to pray for them. In our home the very word "hate" said (or detected) in any tense was a swear or curse word. We were taught to love everything even people most difficult to love. With that said, Archbishop Akinola and (in my opinion) Archbishop Rowan Williams seem to be of one mind and heart in their criticism of the Episcopal Church. It sure seems like darkness to even mention the notion of more schism within the Body of Christ, in the case of TEC over the consecration of Mary Glasspool to the episcopate. *Heres where I light a candle* Evidentally the Holy Spirit has (in my opinion) consecrated her when she received the necessary votes to accomplish the final stages of the process. May God grant her and her beloved Becki with many blessed years!! The light of Christ has illumined our Church to see beyond what divides and darkens into what is truly righteous and (w)holy! These opposing bishops remind me of Saul before he was thrown off his horse. Saul was a ambitious pharisee and knew the Laws of Moses like the back of his hand. He persecuted Christians with fervor. Then Jesus turned his world upside down and "Paul" became first of the apostles, converting thousands! The irony of God...that's one of the reasons God thrills me so much! So beloved in Christ, let's light a candle for the chance anyone of these our brothers gets "knocked off his horse" so to speak. Let's keep in the light, because on May 15, despite threats and consequences, our sister Mary will be consecrated as an apostle and shepherd in the Diocese of L.A. We in TEC walk in love and in the light of Christ!