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Every dang day I am so impressed with my peers.  I am impressed by their ability to critically examine their texts, their traditions, their ways of being in the world.  I’m impressed by the ways that they expand my thinking.  I am impressed by their efforts toward a better world.  I am impressed by their intellect, their passion, their compassion, and their radiance.

I am impressed with the folks in my church.  I am impressed by their striving for justice, by the ways they seek community and seek to create a space that is safe, loving, and full of wonder.  I am impressed with the ways they challenge each other, love each other, and care for each other.

I am impressed with our youth.  Their spirit and the passion they bring to the world is invigorating-- their grasp for meaning, for trajectory, for kindness.  

Maybe some ways of doing church are dying, but the church is not dying.  I see these things and I see a hopeful future.