Well, I thought I would post something here
each day during my trip to New York, but obviously I didn't. There was just too
much going on. The service at Sage Chapel was very meaningful to me. I'm so
flattered that I was asked to come. The whole day was wonderful, and the people
were so incredibly affirming that it was almost embarrassing. I introduced my
dramatic version of Mark 10:17-27, then
read it with as much expression as I could muster. I let the end of the story be
the end of the sermon. It's not something I do often, but on occasion it seems
right. My own interpretation and ideas were woven into the narrative.
It was just a good day all around. The campus
of Cornell University is beautiful beyond description. I'll post some pictures
of the campus later. Here's a few from today. Click on any image to
enlarge.
Sage Chapel
Okay, the pulpit at Sage Chapel is outrageous.
It's one of the fancy ones where you have to climb a little staircase to mount
the pulpit, as they say. I managed to get there without tripping or anything,
which was nice. I laughed to myself when I thought about the battered, black
music stand I normally use as a pulpit. I guess I've experienced both ends of
the spectrum now. Someone told me that the audio file of the sermon will be
available at the Sage Chapel website. I'll send you a link when it's online, if
that turns out to be true.
I enjoyed getting to know Taryn Mattice, the
University Chaplain for the Protestant Cooperative Ministry at Cornell. There
were a lot of other people I met; too many to mention, but I definitely made
some new friends. Taryn and a group of students took Jeanene and I out for
dinner Saturday night. We ended up talking around the table for about three
hours. It's a wonderful thing to spend time in conversation with passionate,
engaged people. These people were definitely that!
Taryn, Bill, Michael, EJ, Jenny, Steven, and
Sarah - Thanks for the conversation!
Taryn & I in front of Sage Chapel
As I said, I plan to post some more photos and
tell you a little more about the trip. Tonight I just wanted to let you know
that everything went well. AND I couldn't wait to post my new RLPDV story, which
is right below this posting.
rlp
