Yes, it finally happened. The landlord of St. Patrick’s sent a signed copy of the termination of our lease to us which we signed and promptly sent back. I then went and cleared out what little we had left in the facility, left the keys on the counter and walked out the back door. Eighteen months of life and love there is now in our past, and we turn our sights to the future.

Of course we have been looking all along, and hopefully with this chapter behind us can move ahead swiftly. The alternative is to continue to jam everyone into my house, which is convenient enough, but I am getting the feeling that the congregation is not believing me when I say my pajamas are a new sort of clerical wear. I suppose it doesn’t matter, because we will not be here that long anyway. This congregation has been through enough, and it is time that they had some time and a place to heal.

The good news is that there is nothing in their way now, and for that I am thankful. Life is often full of surprises and one thing I know is that in the ocean of life the waves can often get high. But with some faith and the Good Lord’s help, we get where we need to be regardless of the seas. This afternoon the seas were pretty calm. I thank God for that and am looking forward to sailing ahead in the days to come!

Goodnight my friends and God Bless.

Tommy+