Saturday, July 12, 2025

Sabbatical ending...

 "A pilgrimage does not end but shifts its focus to the daily 'pilgrimage of discipleship'. ...the journey of faith is sustained by God's mercy, the witness of the saints, and the support of others."

Pope Leo

On November 17th last year I posted my first post on this blog: Sabbatical Pending... and my sabbatical seemed a long way ahead, but now my sabbatical is coming to a conclusion so here is the final post for this sabbatical and what a precious time these past 3 months have been. I am immensely grateful to my church family who released me from my usual duties and to our wonderful leadership team who have held the fort in my absence. But now I turn my thoughts to returning to role alongside entering a season of discernment about God's leading for the future as together we seek to answer the question: And now what?

Thus says the Lord: Stand at the crossroads, and look,
and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies, and walk in it.
Jeremiah 6:16

As this season focused on pilgrimage and "walking with" - having taking time to trace the pattern of God's faithfulness through my life and now, almost a decade, of being in ministry - is now ended, I shall look to carry with me the treasures of this time that will equip and enable me in my daily pilgrimage to continue to serve God well in all that He has called me to.