{"id":2073,"date":"2012-09-20T10:28:32","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T17:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/gc2012\/?p=2073"},"modified":"2015-04-21T21:47:40","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T04:47:40","slug":"journeys-together-we-can-do-what-we-cannot-do-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/journeys-together-we-can-do-what-we-cannot-do-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Journeys: “…together we can do what we cannot do alone.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amory Peck and Joan Holms are pictured at the 2012 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference.<\/em><\/p>\n

Journeys<\/strong> | By Joan Holms<\/em><\/p>\n

I find that I have many more questions than answers these days. How do I reserve meeting space? Do I need to order lunch for the Board of Laity meetings? I serve on how many committees?<\/em><\/p>\n

While I am honored and humbled to have been elected Conference lay leader at this year\u2019s Annual Conference, I must admit\u00a0to feeling just slightly overwhelmed by the enormity of the position. I cannot plead ignorance – I fully understood the responsibilities long before running for this position. However, now that we are in\u00a0September and my calendar is\u00a0filling up, I am beginning to fully appreciate the significance of this role, and the great commitment\u00a0made by\u00a0my predecessor, Amory Peck.<\/p>\n

While this all\u00a0may seem overwhelming\u00a0right now,\u00a0I know that I can fulfill these responsibilities because I have received the assurance from many of you that I am not in this alone. As I embark on this journey I know that God walks\u00a0alongside, providing what I need when I need it, I need simply leave myself open to the\u00a0Spirit\u2019s leading. I recognize that God is working through many of you who have offered your assistance, your well wishes and, most important, your\u00a0prayers. I am grateful for all of you.<\/p>\n

When I addressed\u00a0the Laity Session at Annual Conference I mentioned that one of the things that most attracted me to the United Methodist Church was our connectional system\u00a0– together we can do what we cannot do alone. I am finding that\u00a0this holds true for me personally, as well as it does for\u00a0our local churches. I\u00a0know that my journey will be enhanced\u00a0by connecting with the journey each of you finds yourself on. In future articles I will share my journey with you and I hope\u00a0that you will share the stories of your journey with me as we connect across the Conference.<\/p>\n

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Holms serves as the Conference lay leader for the PNWUMC.<\/em>
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\nThis article was originally featured in Channels 56, September 2012<\/strong>. Download this issue, here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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