Shelter from the Storm

Johanna and Simeon and I trailed along to sanctuary for our first worship service (the ministry Doug will intern with as a preparation for his work with the MCC.) I am really struck by how nice things are coming along for our community. Our home is inexpensive, yet capacious. Our location is close to the nerve cell of so much social justice work. Doug's job is with thoughtful, creative, and engaged folks. That can jam in a way to deeply please us Dylan fans. We are finding place and moorings with in a very large, intimidating city. There are also so many moments of delightful serendipity as Ben and Angela's friends and family back in Vancouver recommend ministries, churches,and people that we too are being drawn too. At times I wish for the big, common project feel. Especially as we paint and try and make this place habitable. Ah, a nice Saturday with everyone here in work clothes taking the vines off the walls, cleaning the basement and the background, fixing the downstairs bathroom.... and then a picnic to follow. Yet, I am content with the known faithfulness of friends, acts of correlation and the hope for bigger and better tomorrows.