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St. James is a Christian community that welcomes all with respect for
the inherent dignity and value of every person.
We strive to enable spiritual growth through worship, education, outreach, and stewardship for
the purpose of restoring all people to unity with God and each other.
A Message from Father Mac
Rector's Blog
September 11, 2019
I write to you today from a place in between. I am away at our diocesan clergy conference in Las Cruces. I believe most all of the clergy are here, and it is wonderful to get to hear our bishop lead us in conversation and prayer. In those prayers, today being 9/11, we have been praying for the victims, families, and perpetrators of those horrific events that fall morning 18 years ago. And so I find myself in between. While here in those prayers, I was also taken back to that morning when I heard that tragic news. For a moment, I wasn't here but there. I was also taken away to the memory of friends impacted by that day. For a moment, I was surrounded by their presence, not those physically assembled. In between. Then, when we prayed for those who conspired, and who laid the groundwork, and who financed, and who executed the murder of friends, I found myself in between. Could my faith say that prayer? How could I stand if I couldn't? And yet, I do not feel my faith diminished, rather strengthened. Because here is where we are called to be. In between. In between the sinner and the saint. In between the victim and the crime. In between the despair and darkness. We people of faith are called to be in those in between places. Maybe not physically at times, but always in prayer, so that the lost may be found and we may all rejoice together.
Rector's Blog
September 11, 2019
I write to you today from a place in between. I am away at our diocesan clergy conference in Las Cruces. I believe most all of the clergy are here, and it is wonderful to get to hear our bishop lead us in conversation and prayer. In those prayers, today being 9/11, we have been praying for the victims, families, and perpetrators of those horrific events that fall morning 18 years ago. And so I find myself in between. While here in those prayers, I was also taken back to that morning when I heard that tragic news. For a moment, I wasn't here but there. I was also taken away to the memory of friends impacted by that day. For a moment, I was surrounded by their presence, not those physically assembled. In between. Then, when we prayed for those who conspired, and who laid the groundwork, and who financed, and who executed the murder of friends, I found myself in between. Could my faith say that prayer? How could I stand if I couldn't? And yet, I do not feel my faith diminished, rather strengthened. Because here is where we are called to be. In between. In between the sinner and the saint. In between the victim and the crime. In between the despair and darkness. We people of faith are called to be in those in between places. Maybe not physically at times, but always in prayer, so that the lost may be found and we may all rejoice together.